Re: [arch-general] Confusion About /etc/hosts File

2010-01-23 Thread Carlos Williams
I looks like the best result I get from the following: 127.0.0.1localhost.localdomain localhost 127.0.0.2mail.iamghost.com mail 192.168.0.100 " "

Re: [arch-general] Confusion About /etc/hosts File

2010-01-23 Thread Snarkout
On 01/22/2010 01:51 PM, Carlos Williams wrote: # 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost mail 10.1.1.200 mail.iamghost.com mail I have seen multiple styles of hosts file, but I tend to set mine up like so: # 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain local

Re: [arch-general] Confusion About /etc/hosts File

2010-01-23 Thread Adrian C.
On Fri, 22 Jan 2010, Carlos Williams wrote: I have never understood Arch's approach to properly setting a FQDN on a server. According to the Wiki...and I will quote: There are no guarantees for the wiki, you should never expect some. There are a lot of "experts" out there today... The above

Re: [arch-general] Confusion About /etc/hosts File

2010-01-22 Thread Baho Utot
Carlos Williams wrote: I have never understood Arch's approach to properly setting a FQDN on a server. According to the Wiki...and I will quote: "Add your hostname, coinciding with the one specified in /etc/rc.conf, as an alias, so that it looks like this: 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain lo

[arch-general] Confusion About /etc/hosts File

2010-01-22 Thread Carlos Williams
I have never understood Arch's approach to properly setting a FQDN on a server. According to the Wiki...and I will quote: "Add your hostname, coinciding with the one specified in /etc/rc.conf, as an alias, so that it looks like this: 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost yourhostname If