On Tuesday 17 April 2007 14:48, you wrote: > Jan, > > I suppose your system is Fedora Core 6, right? > (see `grep . /etc/redhat-release /etc/fedora-release`) >
-bash-3.1$ grep . /etc/redhat-release /etc/fedora-release /etc/redhat-release:Fedora Core release 6 (Zod) /etc/fedora-release:Fedora Core release 6 (Zod) -bash-3.1$ > What do the following do/say? > > grep localhost /etc/hosts -bash-3.1$ grep localhost /etc/hosts ::1 localhost.localdomain localhost > > host localhost -bash-3.1$ host localhost Host localhost not found: 3(NXDOMAIN) > > host <your-fully-qualified-host-name> > Host localhost not found: 3(NXDOMAIN) -bash-3.1$ host u007694.hum.uva.nl u007694.hum.uva.nl has address 146.50.78.129 > MapiClient -lx -h <your-fully-qualified-host-name> > -bash-3.1$ MapiClient -h u007694.hum.uva.nl !ERROR mapi_reconnect: connect: Connection refused MAPI = [EMAIL PROTECTED]:50000 ACTION= mapi_reconnect ERROR = Setup connection failed -bash-3.1$ OK gethostbyname() now works. (It only fails now because I did not start the mapi listener accepting connection from other machines then localhost. How does this work, I use to do pfstart(true) but this now all automagically.) So it looks as if this system is just badly configured.! Jan. > Stefan > > On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 02:35:06PM +0200, Jan Flokstra wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I have a very strange problem running MapiClient on a RedHat system at > > the UVA which is not a bug I think. Problem is the gethostbyname() call > > within Mapi is not working. The Mserver started without problems but when > > I try to run Mapi: > > > > bash-3.1$ MapiClient -lx > > MAPI = [EMAIL PROTECTED]:50000 > > ACTION= mapi_reconnect > > ERROR = gethostbyname failed > > > > /proc/version says: > > Linux version 2.6.20-1.2925.fc6 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > (gcc version 4.1.1 20070105 (Red Hat 4.1.1-51)) #1 SMP Sat Mar 10 > > 18:20:58 EST 2007 > > > > I have had a lot of other problems with this system like bootstrap > > complaining the filesys refcounts are not correct or the problem that > > after installation of MonetDB all file mask bits (rwx) of group-other > > (go) are ---, > > > > Anybody any idea what could cause the gethostbyname() problem here??? > > > > JanF. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Monetdb-developers mailing list > > Monetdb-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/monetdb-developers ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Monetdb-developers mailing list Monetdb-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/monetdb-developers