Hi,
You can set up a CNAME entry in DNS table.
hostname IN A 999.999.999.999 (your ip address)
ftp IN CNAME hostname
Since netcom is our network provider, I will send a mail to ask them to do it.
Thanks to all who show me how to solve the problem.
Jeffrey
jliu@splus.com
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> Hi manager,
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> I have setup an anonymous ftp account. But how do I alias the hostname of the
> ftp server to "ftp". Say, I can use ftp.splus.com instead of hostname.splus.com
>
> I tried alias the hostname in the /etc/hosts, it won't work.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeffrey
> jliu@splus.com
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