A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said... > I am currently in the process of evaluating a new ISP. The problem I am > having is with the nameserver settings in /etc/resolv.conf.
Ok. > Currently there are two entries in /etc/resolv.conf for my present ISP > (Interlog). > > Should I just add the nameserver entries for the new ISP to this > /etc/resolv.conf file ? Will it take longer for hostnames to be resolved > since there are now 4 entries in the /etc/resolv.conf but only two of them > are "valid" depending on which ISP I am connecting to/from ?? it shouldn't take any longer, but there is a program on Freshmeat (http://freshmeat.net if you don't know what it is) called DNRD that does exactly what you're looking for. > On a related note: I am using XEmacs+VM as my mail reader. Is there any > emacs package to handle multiple email profiles ? > I need to switch between different smtp servers Simple: be your own SMTP server. I've been doing for a year (with my ISP, and, now that I've moved on-campus to the university, right now) with no ill effects. You don't necessariy need to set it up to deliver mail to your machine, just to deliver to other machines. > different POP login IDs, and user/reply-to addresses and was wondering > if either XEmacs or VM can somehow handle this for me ? I haven't a clue is VM can do that (I don't use VM), but the latest Pine certainly does. Pine, however, isn't an option for some people. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Phil Brutsche [EMAIL PROTECTED] "There are two things that are infinite; Human stupidity and the universe. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
