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From: andrey mirtchovski <mirtchov@cpsc.ucalgary.ca>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] The 9grid.
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Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 12:34:17 -0600
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On Sun, 17 Aug 2003, boyd, rounin wrote:

> > authdom=robsnet
>
> methinks you need a real domain name 'resolvable' with the dns.
>

no, not really. it's just supplemental to the whole authentication process.
for example the standard /lib/ndb/local in the distribution contains an
entry for the update server:

	auth=sources.cs... authdom=outside.plan9.bell-labs.com

the authdom in this case is unresolvable too (yet replica/pull works for
everyone).

we're using different authdoms to have a set of different auth servers for
local and for 9grid accounts, though this isn't perfected yet.

andrey