Re: My hostname doesn't exist

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From: Bek Oberin
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 1996 00:00

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Dave Fitch (darius@matra.com.au) wrote...
>thorfinn@zip.com.au (Thorfinn) writes:
>>Did you have a modified /etc/sendmail.cf and possibly some dip
>>scripts?  They're pro'ly gone or overwritten too.
>Yes I did, but they all survived ok.  I found the problem, it was
>just a stupid little thing - one more line missing from /etc/hosts.

Don't feel too dumb - I spent 3 weeks a while ago trying to figure
out why ytalk wasn't working, turned out my /etc/hosts file had
my computer lists with my uplink's IP address.  The ppp connection
fixed my IP address, then /etc/hosts and the *actual* address didn't
match and ytalk barfed.

*sigh*



gossamer

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From: gossamer@glasswings.com.au (Bek Oberin)
Subject: Re: My hostname doesn't exist
Date: 1996/09/07
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