Since (by convention) the hosts filename does not include an extension, Windows is not sure how to open it. (Don't get me going on the foolishness of relying on a file's name to tell you how to process it.) The file is text, though, so you can open it with Notepad, WordPad, or any other text editor.
-----Original Message----- From: Nat [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:06 AM To: Jesse Pelton Subject: Re: [Spambayes] HOW DO I SET UP PORTS FOR MULTIPLE SERVERS? OK, thanks I found a file named hosts. There's also one named IMHosts. Now that I found it, what do I do? When I try to open it, I'm told to choose the program I want to use to open it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Pelton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Nat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <spambayes@python.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 3:29 AM Subject: RE: [Spambayes] HOW DO I SET UP PORTS FOR MULTIPLE SERVERS? The hosts file on Windows is %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts, where %WINDIR% is most commonly c:\windows. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 7:47 AM To: Nat Cc: spambayes@python.org Subject: Re: [Spambayes] HOW DO I SET UP PORTS FOR MULTIPLE SERVERS? Nathan> "change your mail client to send and receive mail from Nathan> "localhost"" I did that. I put localhost in the POP3 Server box Nathan> for one of my email accounts. I then sent a test email to that Nathan> address. When I tried to retrieve it, I was told that the Nathan> server localhost couldn't be found. Try replacing it with "127.0.0.1". Alternatively, check the hosts file on your computer to make sure it has a definition for localhost. (I'm not a Windows person, so I can't begin to guess where that might be.) I've cc'd the spambayes mailing list on this reply. There are many others on that list with more Windows expertise who can help with these sorts of issues. Skip _______________________________________________ SpamBayes@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes Info/Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes Check the FAQ before asking: http://spambayes.sf.net/faq.html ________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Largest network of startups. Find new startup opportunities. Click here. http://ads.lavabit.com/fc/Ioyw6kdbYFERhYYk09aJjytsJbU0mhThchvxmX1vMcLpDX eF8fteu1/ ________________________________________________________________________ ____________ _______________________________________________ SpamBayes@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes Info/Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes Check the FAQ before asking: http://spambayes.sf.net/faq.html
