on Wed, 02 Jan 2002 10:18:48PM +1100, Benjamin Low insinuated: > After just installing debian/unstable, I've found my /etc/hosts file > contains the line > > 127.0.0.1 preston localhost > > This is invalid, the "hostname" address shouldn't be mapped to the > loopback address. (I can provide authoratitive references stating as > such, if required).
isn't that exactly what it *should* do? /etc/hosts is all about mapping hostnames to ip addresses, and it's quite logical that you should be mapping your own computer to the loopback! please provide said authoritative references to the contrary? i'm running debain stable, and my /etc/hosts has just one line: 127.0.0.1 orange localhost </nori> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>-------------------------------------------------- -------------------------http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/~nori/jnl/daily.html
