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1) I found some documentation about my first question after I made my first post. It appears to be a compiler bug:
2) After I had some friends connect to my server, I seen that the hostname was printing out correctly. Thus, I was able to implement host banning. Thanks for clarification Yui Unifex about why mine was different.
3) I was planning to use MAC address banning as a security measure. I was aware of the ability to change a MAC address. However, in my opinion, people know less about that than changing their IP address. Host banning appears to work really well, but it may prevent non-troublemakers from logging onto the server. Nevertheless, I would just like to keep my options open when it comes to security, for I would like to take whatever measures best benefits my future mudding community. Thus, if anybody has any information regarding the third issue, please feel free to share it.
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