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| 2 | Definition of hosts in WIMS can be made either through host name or IP |
2 | Definition of hosts in WIMS can be made either through host name or IP |
| 3 | number. But we highly recommend that you use IP numbers whenever possible. |
3 | number. But we highly recommend that you use IP numbers whenever possible. |
| 4 | Host names are not as secure. |
4 | Host names are not as secure. |
| 5 | <p> |
5 | <p> |
| 6 | You can also define global host names in the usual way: <tt>127.0.0.</ |
6 | You can also define global host names in the usual way: <span class="tt">127.0.0.</span> |
| 7 | (but not <tt>127.0.0</ |
7 | (but not <span class="tt">127.0.0</span>) |
| 8 | matches 127.0.0.1 to 127.0.0.255, and <tt>.unice.fr</ |
8 | matches 127.0.0.1 to 127.0.0.255, and <span class="tt">.unice.fr</span> |
| 9 | (but not <tt>unice.fr</ |
9 | (but not <span class="tt">unice.fr</span>) matches any host in the domain <em>unice.fr</em>. |
| 10 | You can also make several host definitions, by separating definitions |
10 | You can also make several host definitions, by separating definitions |
| 11 | by white spaces. |
11 | by white spaces. |
| 12 | <p> |
12 | <p> |
| 13 | Finaly, the word <tt>all</ |
13 | Finaly, the word <span class="tt">all</span> matches every host in the world. This is hugely |
| 14 | insecure. |
14 | insecure. |