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2007-10-11, 15:20

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Originally Posted by Banana View Post
Out of curiosity, how would it be resolved if one were to enter an IP directly for such server holding multiple websites? (e.g. how does it decides which website to return without any header?)
It wouldn't. When entering an IP, no Host header is sent, and the Web server will revert to the default.

Example: chucker.mystfans.com resolves to 216.127.69.124. Going to http://216.127.69.124, however, gives you a generic error message unrelated to my site.
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