Host name vs domain name

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From: Zhihang Chi
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 06:19

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Here's the header of a message that we got:

From joe@Athena.MIT.EDU Wed Oct 28 17:06:16 1992
Return-Path: <joe@Athena.MIT.EDU>
Received: from Athena.MIT.EDU (ATHENA-AS-WELL.MIT.EDU) by Hara.MIT.EDU.noname (4.1/SMI-4.1)
	id AA00854; Wed, 28 Oct 92 17:06:15 EST
Received: from MAJOR.MIT.EDU by Athena.MIT.EDU with SMTP
	id AA18918; Wed, 28 Oct 92 17:07:26 EST
Received: by major (5.57/4.7) id AA01324; Wed, 28 Oct 92 17:07:24 -0500
Message-Id: <9210282207.AA01324@major>

I'm confused by the "Hara.MIT.EDU.noname" in line 3.  How does that
happen?  How should I fix it so that it becomes "Hara.MIT.EDU"?  In-
cidentally, "noname" is what is in /etc/defaultdomain.

Thanks!

--Zhihang

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Subject: Host name vs domain name
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