[luau] dns question?

[al plant]

R Scott Belford wrote:
> 
> Does windows have an equivalent of /etc/hosts?  I ask because I have a
> mail server for my lan with a private ip.  My boxes use the internet and
> public dns servers.  I am guessing that the only way that I can send
> mail through the local mail server from a windows box to another lan
> client and be able to use a domain (fantasy, not registered) name is to
> set up a domain server on my lan that resolves my private ip address to
> whatever fantasy domain I choose.  If you made it through that last
> sentence, is this correct?  Is there a way to use fictional domains on a
> private lan using public dns without setting up a private dns?  I know
> that the domains can't be anything registered because the public dns's
> will resolve them to sites unwanted.
> 
> scott
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Hi Scott, 

In Windows M$.

There are two files C:/windows/hosts
and C:/windows/lmhosts

These are used when you run a lan. You have to set them up
in order for Unix or Linux to see the M$ Box.  

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