>>>>> "Matt" == Matt P <matt@area403.org> writes: [...] Matt> ===> Symptom: On machine myname, I type Matt> $> host localhost Matt> localhost.mydomain.myext A 127.0.0.1 ( -> :-) ) Matt> $> host myhost Matt> myhost.mydomain.myext does not exist (authoritative answer) host is a utility for querying the nameserver, and so doesn't read the /etc/host.conf file. (At least not that I'm aware of.) To test that local name resolving works properly, I usually just do a "ping hostname". -- Hubert Chan <hubert@uhoreg.ca> - http://www.uhoreg.ca/ PGP/GnuPG key: 1024D/124B61FA Fingerpri96C5 012F 5F74 A5F7 1FF7 5291 AF29 C719 124B 61FA Key available at wwwkeys.pgp.net. Encrypted e-mail preferred.
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