Or, call them and ask them ;>
I had to do that when mediaone transferred to @home. @home told me to use ``mail'' for my smtp server; but, I told them that, for whatever reason, my system did not resolve that to a host name, whereupon they gave me the fqdn for the smtp server -- I've had no problems since . . . Jason wrote: > > cat /etc/resolv.conf > > still gives me the @home FQDN > > I guess I will have to wait until they fully switch from the @home to > @Rogers on the Nov 31 > > Thank for the advice. > > Jason Low > > On Mon, 26 Nov 2001, Simon Bolduc wrote: > > > yeah - there sure is - but it'll be different depending on what area you are > > in - assuming you are getting your IP dynamically and are not specifying > > your DNS settings (which you really shouldn't anyway). Assuming this is the > > way you are setup (non-static DNS) all you need to do is type "cat > > /etc/resolv.conf" at the LRP command line (no quotes) and then just write > > down and add whatever comes after search > > > > i.e. something.phub.net.cable.rogers.com > > > > that is the end of the FQDN for everything rogers (i.e. proxy, mail, news) > > so your mail servers would be: > > > > smtp.something.phub.net.cable.rogers.com > > > > and > > > > pop.something.phub.net.cable.rogers.com > > > > S > > > > >From: "Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: [Leaf-user] @home.com to @rogers.com > > >Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 21:22:33 -0500 > > > > > >I need mail settings for the new @rogers.com email server. > > >What are you guys changing you email settings to. The instructions are > > >telling me to use "pop" and "smtp" but I can't connect. Is there a fqdm? -- Best Regards, mds mds resource 888.250.3987 Dare to fix things before they break . . . Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . _______________________________________________ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
