Re: apt: Uses bogus ftp password on ftp:// urls

[Philip Hands <phil@hands.com>]

> john@dhh.gt.org writes:
> 
> > What does this get you that
> > 
> > 127.0.0.1	hasler.dhh	hasler	localhost
> > 
> > in /etc/hosts doesn't?
> 
> *This may just be FUD*, but...
> 
> As I recall, and I'm not at all *sure* about this, so don't put too
> much stock in it, there were some programs that didn't like this
> configuration.  Sendmail/fetchmail comes to mind, but I can't really
> remember the details, and it was a long time ago.  Basically I got
> something that worked and then just forgot about it.

Yes, similarly I get a sense of impending doom when I see that one suggested, 
but I cannot remember why --- BIND (named) going a bit weird perhaps ?

Cheers, Phil. 


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