On Thu, 2002-07-04 at 03:22, Jeff Self wrote: > > --- Emmanuel Tychon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, 2002-07-03 at 16:50, Jeff Self wrote: > > > > > host: 192.168.0.100 (the ip address of my linux > > box) > > > username: jeff > > > > Configuring such an IP address as the destination is > > a bad thing (tm). > > Should, for some reason, your IP address change and > > your stuff will not > > work anymore. You can use '127.0.0.1', which is the > > loopback, and that > > always works even if you do not have any physical > > network adapter. > > > > > Error while 'Opening store > > > imap:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/;use_lsub;check_all': > > > Host lookup failed: 192.168.0.100: host not found. > > > > Aha, it seems he tries to resolve the host name > > '192.168.0.100', which > > is already resolved. What if you use 'localhost' > > instead of > > '192.168.0.100'?
This isn't the problem, getshostbyname works fine for ip addresses. > > localhost's ip is 127.0.0.1, so it may (or may not) > > solve your issue. > > > > Cheers, > > Emmanuel > > > > I can't use localhost or 127.0.0.1 because the imap > server is a different machine. I'm trying to access > the imap server from my laptop. Mozilla on OS X has no > problem connecting to 192.168.0.100. I'll try tonight > to see if Mozilla under X Windows can connect. Well if everything else resolves addresses, I dont see why evolution wouldn't. Unless there are some libc problems with the interfaces we're using. _______________________________________________ evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
