Re: Anyone have a copy of /etc/mailname?
On Sun, Jun 09, 2002 at 06:04:02PM -0500, JW wrote:
> Everytime I start emacs I get the following annoying warning:
>
> No /etc/mailname. Reverting to default...
>
> What is this file -- could someone mail me a copy?
It just contains a single line with what should appear as the domain
name of posts coming from your machine. Your host name is often fine, or
perhaps something else depending on how your mail setup works. For
instance, at work my /etc/mailname contains the text 'zeus.com' despite
the fact that my workstation's hostname is 'kypris.cam.zeus.com'.
Whatever bit of emacs wants /etc/mailname really ought to set it up
itself, per Debian Policy section 12.6 ("Mail transport, delivery and
user agents"). I don't use emacs myself, so I have no idea where to file
a bug.
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Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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