On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 10:00:14 +0100, Scott Edwards wrote: > Does /etc/hostname use the fully qualified domain name? > > a: www.example.com > b: www The recommended way is #2. The canonical host name for the machine is determined by /etc/hosts. # Primary IP address # Canonical host name # aliases 130.28.1.99 www.example.com www -- Thomas Hood