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Old 09-23-2007, 10:26 AM   #20
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Is that going to help? Won't it just take you to the "lunarpages" site?
It works because the host is using "name based" virtual hosts. If you get to the IP address directly, it sends you to the default host. If you get there by asking for a domain name, the server uses that information to choose the appropriate host.
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