That doesn't sound right. You should have something like:
127.0.0.1 zeropoint.your.domain zeropoint 127.0.0.1 localhost (Also try flipping those lines around.) Also, what does hostname and hostname -f report? Gerald Wann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > I am experimenting with xemacs 20.3 on debian linux 2.0.29 machine > > > w/ AMD K6 200MHz / 32M RAM. It takes xemacs about a full minute > > > to load in xwindows. Anyone else experience such a prolonged load > > > wait, or is it just me (& 20.3 ;-)? > > > >Usually the problem with *really* slow emacs loading is that your > >hostname is set incorrectly. It will wait a long time trying to > >resolve a bad hostname. Add your hostname to /etc/hosts to fix. > > > Hi - > > I've tried the following (single) lines in my etc/hosts file - > > 127.0.0.1 localhost > OR > 127.0.0.1 zeropoint // where zeropoint is what is reported by hostname > OR > 127.0.0.1 zeropoint localhost > > and noticed very little if any improvement in xemacs load speed? I'm probably > making a silly mistake, but it's not immediately obvious to me what it is. > Ideas? > > > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > -- John Goerzen | Developing for Debian GNU/Linux (www.debian.org) Custom Programming | Debian GNU/Linux is a free replacement for [EMAIL PROTECTED] | DOS/Windows -- check it out at www.debian.org. ----------------------+---------------------------------------------- Find out how to avoid all those pesky crashes, lockups, application errors, and slow applications at http://www.debian.org -- Debian can replace Windows 95 with a much more stable operating system. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .