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Author: Ben Webb <[email protected]> | |
Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 16:27:42 +0000 | |
LocalName explanation rewritten for extra clarity and to reflect changes | |
made to the metaserver webpage. | |
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diff --git a/doc/metaserver.html b/doc/metaserver.html | |
t@@ -85,21 +85,21 @@ metaserver if you are using a web proxy; see the informati… | |
<h3><a name="wrongip">But it's displaying the wrong name!</a></h3> | |
<p>Once connected to the metaserver, you may find that it displays the IP | |
-address of your server and not its domain name. This is usually because your | |
-DNS is not set up to translate your IP into a domain name, and can be | |
-remedied by <a href="mailto:[email protected]">mailing</a> the | |
-metaserver maintainer, who can add a suitable mapping for you.</p> | |
- | |
-<p>On other occasions, the metaserver will display a domain name, but it'll | |
-be incorrect. This is usually because you are connecting via. a proxy, and | |
-the metaserver cannot determine your true IP address.</p> | |
- | |
-<p>In this case, you will need to override the hostname that the metaserver | |
-guesses for your machine with one you choose yourself. This is done by | |
-specifying the hostname with the MetaServer.LocalName variable in your dopewars | |
-<a href="configfile.html">configuration file</a>. In order to prevent abuse | |
-of this facility, you must obtain a password from the metaserver maintainer to | |
-authenticate your chosen hostname. | |
+address of your server and not its domain name, or that it gets the domain | |
+name wrong. This is usually because your DNS is not set up to translate | |
+your IP into a domain name, or because you have multiple domain names for | |
+the one IP, and can be remedied by specifying the hostname with the | |
+MetaServer.LocalName variable in your dopewars | |
+<a href="configfile.html">configuration file</a>. For security reasons, | |
+the metaserver will only accept this given name if it in turn maps to your | |
+IP address.</p> | |
+ | |
+<p>On other occasions, the metaserver will mistakenly display the name | |
+of your web proxy. In this case, you will need to override the hostname | |
+that the metaserver guesses for your machine with one you choose yourself. | |
+This is again done by specifying the hostname with the MetaServer.LocalName | |
+variable. In order to prevent abuse of this facility, you must obtain a | |
+password from the metaserver maintainer to authenticate your chosen hostname. | |
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">Email</a> the maintainer, giving | |
the exact hostname you want to use (be aware that this is case-sensitive) and | |
you will be given a password. Specify this password with the MetaServer.Passwo… | |
t@@ -111,10 +111,8 @@ add the following to the dopewars configuration file:-<br… | |
<b>MetaServer.LocalName="dope-serv.com"<br /> | |
MetaServer.Password="Dope-Auth"</b></p> | |
-<p>Restart your dopewars server, or send it a SIGUSR1 signal, for the change to | |
-take effect. Bear in mind that if you make up a non-existent or invalid domain | |
-name, the metaserver will accept it, but the server will be removed from the | |
-metaserver's list when it is checked daily for service.</p> | |
+<p>Restart your dopewars server, or send it a SIGUSR1 signal, for changes | |
+to these variables to take effect.</p> | |
<h3><a name="dynamicip">But my server has a dynamic IP...</a></h3> | |
<p>Finally, your server's IP may be resolved happily, but you may have a | |
t@@ -134,6 +132,6 @@ will automatically replace the "old" one.</p> | |
<ul> | |
<li><a href="index.html">Main index</a></li> | |
</ul> | |
-<p>Last update: <b>17-06-2001</b></p> | |
+<p>Last update: <b>11-05-2002</b></p> | |
</body> | |
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