[Proftpd-docs] CVS: www.proftpd.org/docs/howto DNS.html,1.1,1.2

[TJ S. <cas...@us...>]

Update of /cvsroot/pdd/www.proftpd.org/docs/howto
In directory sfp-cvsdas-2.v30.ch3.sourceforge.com:/tmp/cvs-serv30637

Modified Files:
	DNS.html 
Log Message:

Updating website copy of DNS howto.


Index: DNS.html
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  to re-parse its configuration and thus re-resolve all IP addresses.
  
+ <p><a name="DNSNoDNS">
+ <font color=red>Question</font>: What if I do not <i>want</i>
+ <code>proftpd</code> to use DNS to resolve the hostname to an IP address
+ because I am in an environment where there is no DNS at all?<br>
+ <font color=blue>Answer</font>: In ProFTPD 1.3.3rc1, support for a new
+ <code>-S</code> command-line option was added.  This option can be used to
+ specify the IP address of the host machine.  By default,
+ <code>proftpd</code> attempts to resolve the host IP address by using DNS
+ resolution of the hostname.  However, in cases where DNS is not configured for
+ the host machine, this approach does not work.
+ 
+ <p>
+ To specify the desired IP address, use <code>-S</code> when starting
+ <code>proftpd</code>, <i>e.g.</i>:
+ <pre>
+   /usr/local/sbin/proftpd -S 1.2.3.4 ...
+ </pre>
+ And if you want <code>proftpd</code> to listen on all interfaces, you can
+ specify a wildcard socket using an IP address of 0.0.0.0:
+ <pre>
+   /usr/local/sbin/proftpd -S 0.0.0.0 ...
+ </pre>
+ 
+ <p>
+ Note that will also mean that, in your <code>proftpd.conf</code>, any
+ <code>&lt;VirtualHost&gt;</code> sections will need to use IP addresses,
+ not DNS names.
+ 
  <p>
  <hr>