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- Synopsis:
- hostname <address>
-
- Description:
- This command has two related, though distinct, purposes. The first is
- mostly of interest to users whose ip addresses may change mid-session,
- or those who are behind a firewall. It allows the user to specify the
- hostname or ip address to use for DCC connections.
-
- The second use is only of interest to users on machines with multiple
- network interfaces, such as multi-homed sites. It allows the user to
- force the client to bind to a particular network address that the host
- has. If no address is given, the client uses the address for the
- host's primary network interface. A default hostname or ip address
- may be set in the IRCHOST environment variables. The client must
- reconnect to a server for the setting to take effect.
-
- Aliases:
- IRCHOST is equivalent in function to HOSTNAME.
-
- See Also:
- Environment(7); dcc(1); reconnect(1)
-
- Other Notes:
- The client may not bind to addresses that the current host does not
- specifically handle; the client does no sanity checking for such host
- names or ip addresses, and irc servers will ignore them. The client
- must reconnect to a server before the setting will take effect.
-
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