Re: Changing host name

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From
Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com>
Date
20 May 2002 20:40:00
Subject
Re: Changing host name
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87offatbi5.fsf@strauser.com

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At 2002-05-20T21:59:14Z, "Eric F Crist" <ecrist@secure-computing.net> writes:

> All you really *need* to do is make sure the DNS servers resolve the name
> correctly. The computer itself couldn't care less what it's own host name
> was.

I *almost* agree, except that starting Sendmail with an invalid hostname can
cause quite a few bounced outgoing mails.
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Kirk Strauser

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