"Stephen Lavelle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>My problem has come after the build when I want to do
>./config-fast the.full.hostname
>I have a dial up connection to my isp and a dynamic IP address. I wish to
>set up:
>fetchmail to collect my mail from isp mailbox (several accounts such as
>[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] etc)
>then my windows boxes will point their mua at qmail (with netscape
>messenger)
>to get their mail at their workstation.
>
>So my Linux box does not have the.full.hostname - only a name ("my name")
This is exactly what I do at home. I use a local nameserver (built
into my 3com lanmodem) and put my systems in a "fake" domain. E.g., my
Linux box is called "sparge", and its FQDN is "sparge.sill". Don't use
the fake domain in messages outside your local network.
-Dave
