* Oliver Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [1107 21:07]: > # Host Database > # > # This file should contain the addresses and aliases for local hosts that > # share this file. Replace 'my.domain' below with the domainname of your > # machine. > # > # > ::1 localhost localhost.my.domain > 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.my.domain > > So my hostname is I.and.I so the /etc/hosts entry must be: > ::1 localhost localhost.and.I > 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.and.I > > Now regarding some programs (e.g. mutt) this option is not able to deliver > mail locally instead putting it in /var/spool/mqueue or > /var/spool/clientmqueue. > > If I use this: > ::1 localhost I.and.I > 127.0.0.1 localhost I.and.I
This sets your hostname to point to the localhost address - is that what you want? Normally, you set your hostname to a public IP (or at least a network connected IP) i.e. ::1 localhost localhost.and.I 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.and.I 1.2.3.4 I.and.I Jah love. -- Oh how awful. Did he at least die peacefully? ....To shreds you say, tsk tsk tsk. Well, how's his wife holding up? ....To shreds, you say... - Prof. Farnsworth Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
