--- Phillip Deackes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Each time I log on using GDM or KDM I get a Gnome message telling me > that Gnome cannot find the internet address for scgf (my system > hostname). > > My /etc/hosts contains: > > 127.0.0.1 localhost > 0.0.0.0 scgf.gmx.net scgf > > If I do 'hostname' on the command line I get 'scgf'. Everything works > fine elsewhere on the system. I receive email using fetchmail and Exim. > I always assume if Exim works OK and sorts/delivers local and remote > mail correctly then the system must be configured correctly. Maybe it tries to do a reverse DNS lookup on your fully qualified hostname. At least I've had problems with GNOME on ppc, it tries to do a DNS query and thus takes several minutes to start if the network is unreachable. Wonder if this is actually a GNOME bug, or how to solve it? Michel ===== "Software is like sex; it's better when it's free" -- Linus Torvalds "If you continue running Windows, your system may become unstable." -- Windows 95 BSOD __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
