slow ftp and http access?

[der.hans]

Am 13. Mar, 2001 schwäzte Shea Ferring so:

> I thought I would bypass DNS if I use the IP to ftp to the machine? Is
> that not correct? What in the DNS should I look for?

The box you're connecting to is the one doing the reverse looking,
e.g. it's your client that doesn't have proper dns entries.

Also, before I forget, if you're transfering files up via ftp use scp
instead ;-). Minimally get ftp over ssl.

ciao,

der.hans
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