> So. My IP address is actually ...152.128 but what's that other bit? --

   the whole thing is Your hostname

   Anyone doing a revese DNS inquiry on your current number will see this
as your hostname. On a "real" network this would be updated dynamically
with your real hostname each time the IP changed... Apparently Telecon
don't want us to be using our own hostnames.
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              Wellington
             New Zealand
         hjarvie@bigfoot.com
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Received on Thu Apr 29 11:06:12 1999