Re: hostname wrong

[Jim Sheffer <jimsheffer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Bear-

I changed it in the host config and that did the trick :)

Jim


On Mon, 24 Feb 2003 19:16:34 -0600, Bear Weiter wrote:
>>  Ok- i know this os not really a post office issue, btu how exactly do I
>>  change the hostname and what do i exactly change it to?
> 
> Your hostname should be set to match the reverse-lookup of your domain, at
> least, that would be my expectation.
> 
> You can set it through the terminal with the following command:
> 
> Hostname -s yourdomainname.com
> 
> But this change is only until your next restart.
> 
> You can also change it at a permanent level by editing the following file:
> 
> /etc/hostconfig
> 
> There's an entry there called Hostname that you can alter and change.
> 
> --Bear
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