Re: get ip from server

[Richard Fuchs <dfx@gmx.at>]

Nehal wrote:
> Shouldn't the 'get ip from server' be on all the time,
> or at least the option should enabled by default...
> 
> i've told so many people so far to check that option
> and restart xchat before they DCC me.... most
> people think their firewall is blocking, but usually
> that option is the only problem
> 
> i see no reason it shouldnt be on...

there are situations where you don't want to use the hostname that the 
irc server gives you, most notably when you're behind a linux nat/masq 
box which has the irc-nat module loaded and you don't have the option of 
forwarding specific ports on the firewall. also, some irc servers tend 
to give you invalid information about your own hostname. for example, 
when whoising yourself, you'd see a faked hostname in the reply, which 
doesn't resolve to an ip and so it is useless for ip detection.

greets
richard

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