Re: where is /etc/hosts supposed to come from?
On 2009-12-28 14:34:39 +1100, Brian May wrote:
> Also, FQDNs are really not applicable to, say laptops, which
> frequently change from one network to another. Or some desktops
> even. I notice on this Ubuntu laptop `hostname` == `hostname -f`
> perhaps for this reason.
FQDNs are also applicable to laptops, as the FQDN can be used to
generate the right part of the Message-Id, for instance. Just make
sure that it identifies the machine.
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