It doesn't allow to bind to a hostname. According to
you have to specify an IP address, not a hostname.
On 2/22/06, James Long <james_mapson@stripped> wrote:
> I would like to be able to bind to a host name, rather than
> an IP number. IP numbers come and go, and are beyond the
> control of anyone who doesn't have their own direct allocation.
> But since I own my domain, a host name is more permanent.
> When the time comes to change IP numbers, I want to just edit
> /etc/hosts to show my new IP:
> 10.0.0.10 shortname myrealname.example.com
> and use "--bind-address=shortname" in my start-up script to
> automatically pick up the new IP number.
> This eliminates the headache of having to find and fix umpteen
> literal IP numbers hiding in my startup scripts. This is much
> the same reason one says '#define BLKSIZ 512' and then uses the
> constant 'BLKSIZ' instead of sprinkling literal '512's throughout
> one's code).
> Why doesn't bind-address allow this? Or if it does, how can I
> accomplish this?
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