Re: Host Name Problem
- From: Brett Castleberry <bcc9746 garnet acns fsu edu>
- To: David McGlone <dmcglone ameritech net>
- Cc: gnome-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: Host Name Problem
- Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 23:00:32 -0500
> > I know it used to be the practice with some to add lines in /etc/hosts
> with
> > the names and addresses of other hosts. But now this is usually done
> only
> > in /etc/resolv.conf
The former practice assumed that all Unix machines would be networked.
Could it be that, with the proliferation of standalone, dialup Linux
computers, Mandrake decided to change /etc/hosts to /etc/host?
Brett Castleberry
School of Information Studies
Florida State University
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