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<H3><A NAME="_k2_usehostname"></A><SUP></SUP>UseHostName</H3>
<P>This property specifies whether the server returns its DNS host name (the computer name, by default) when doing redirects. If the value of this property is FALSE, then the host's IP address is returned instead of a host name.</P>
<P><span class=le><B>Note</B></span> If the client sends the host header, the server will use the value specified in the host header for the <B>UseHostName</B> property, regardless of the server's own internal setting.</P>
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<TD width=50%>Data type</TD>
<TD width=50%>Boolean</TD>
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<TD width=50%>Default value</TD>
<TD width=50%>FALSE</TD>
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<TD width=50%>Inheritance</TD>
<TD width=50%>Inheritable</TD>
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<H6>Access Locations</H6>
<P>This property is accessible at the following locations:</P>
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<TD width=50%>/LM/W3SVC</TD>
<TD width=50%><A HREF="/iishelp/iis/htm/asp/aore1p5x.htm"><B>IIsWebService</B></A></TD>
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<TD width=50%>/LM/W3SVC/<I>N</I> </TD>
<TD width=50%><A HREF="/iishelp/iis/htm/asp/aore7zn6.htm"><B>IIsWebServer</B></A></TD>
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<H6>IIS Admin Base Object Information</H6>
<P>The following table lists additional information required only for code that uses the IIS Admin Base Object.</P>
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<TD width=50%>Metabase identifier</TD>
<TD width=50%><B>MD_USE_HOST_NAME</B></TD>
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<TD width=50%>Default value</TD>
<TD width=50%><B>DWORD_METADATA</B></TD>
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<TD width=50%>User type</TD>
<TD width=50%><B>IIS_MD_UT_SERVER</B></TD>
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