Re: localhost -> /etc/hosts?

To: "Russell Shaw" <rjshaw@iprimus.com.au>
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: localhost -> /etc/hosts?
From: "Michael B Allen" <mba2000@ioplex.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 23:32:23 -0500 (EST)
Message-id: <[🔎] 39065.207.172.167.42.1073795543.squirrel@miallen.com>
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> Michael B Allen wrote:
>> Doesn't Debian have an /etc/hosts file? SquirrelMail needs to resolve
>> 'localhost'.
>> What's the correct way to do this on Debian?
>
> In /etc/hosts:
>    127.0.0.1     localhost
>    192.168.0.1   mypc

Ok. Strange my install didn't have it. Creating it was enough to satisfy SM.

Thanks,
Mike

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