Search Again: Re: HINFO From: Global Homes Webmaster Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 Time: 12:30:14 pm On 04/11/00 at 14:10, Philip Butler wrote: > What kind of record is this and what is it used for? HINFO == Host INFOrmation. HINFO records are used to identify a host's OS and hardware. Many admins choose not to use HINFO records because they provide information that could conceivably help in planning cracking/hacking/DoS attacks against the host. Christopher Bort

Messages In This Thread: HINFO by Philip Butler on Apr 11, 2000 at 12:10:56 pm Re: HINFO by Global Homes Webmaster on Apr 11, 2000 at 12:30:14 pm Re: HINFO by Philip Butler on Apr 11, 2000 at 12:30:17 pm Re: HINFO by Global Homes Webmaster on Apr 11, 2000 at 1:53:22 pm Re: HINFO by Micaela Carr on Apr 12, 2000 at 3:45:20 am