On 20/02/18 05:32, Greg Wooledge wrote: > You appear to be concerned that your hostname contains secret information, > and that having your hostname "leaked" to the rest of the world will be > an issue for you? > > If that's the case, try not putting secret information into your > hostname. E.g. naming your machine my_mothers_maiden_name_is_johnson > might be a bad idea. I haven't been following the thread, but to be fair hostnames could sometimes contain info that you might not want to spread around unnecessarily. Eg "pg1-linode-tx" might be a useful hostname for your first Texas DB VM, but you might not want to reveal that much info to the whole world. Richard
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