Yeah, I was just using that for an example.
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> From: Carl Lafferty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Hostname problems...
> Date: Sunday, January 14, 2001 2:00 PM
>
> ->
> ->Its probably trying to lookup hostname "darkforce" from the network and
> ->can't find it?
> ->
> ->Same thing happens to me when I change mine.
> ->
> ->For example the Floyd County Library here in Prestonsburg uses
netins.net
> ->as the hostname. It can look that up on the network.
> ->
> No I don't. I use starfury.netins.net as my hostname for linux as well
> as my windows boot on that machine (got the 30gig installed friday)
> netins.net simply is the email service I have used for the last 8 years
> and since you know I hate change, I don't wanna switch.
>
>
> tho you are probably correct in the actual diagnosis. probably a hosts
file
> that needs to be updated but since I have never installed linux without
> a network to put it on (even my home network) I have had no problems
> like this.
>
>
>
>
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