Re: Host Name Problem

[Wandered Inn <esoteric denali atlnet com>]

Brett Castleberry wrote:
> 
> > > 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?

I doubt it.  Which version of Mandrake, I've got 7.1 and 6.something
running here and both have /etc/hosts and no /etc/host.  I find it
highly unlikely Mandrake would attempt to change it since /etc/hosts has
been around longer then Linux.

> 
> Brett Castleberry
> School of Information Studies
> Florida State University
> 
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