Ah Ok, will check, though the /etc/resolv.conf file is created everytime by the networking scripts when the network gets the params using dhcp , Will check again :-) Cheers Szemir
On Tuesday 07 January 2003 21:02, you wrote: > Sorry forgot to mention also that if you can't or don't want to resolve > through Shaws DNS server then you could also just put > > search cg.shawcable.net > > into resolv.conf. That will let it work using any DNS server. > > Trevor Lauder said: > > I realise from the other emails that he is on Telus and not Shaw, but I > > thought I would jump in on this one to mention that the "short name" as > > you call it for shawmail.cg.shawcable.net or the alias "shawmail" does > > indeed work in Linux. Actually, it will work in any OS. If it's not > > working for you then you have misconfigured /etc/resolv.conf For it to > > work you need to be resolving DNS through Shaws DNS servers. > > > > -- > > > > Trevor Lauder > > Web: http://www.thelauders.net > > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Bogi said: > >> Hi > >> I have the feeling that, you being in shaw as i am, are using the > >> short name for maiserver (mail) , this would not work with linux. > >> Try setting shawmail.cg.shawcable.net > >> for pop server > >> and shawmail.cg.shawcable.net > >> for the smtp server. That is the proper name for them :-) > >> > >> If this was your problem, then it had nothing to do with linux :-) > >> > >> Cheers > >> Szemir
