Re: Fetchmail problem

["Robert G. Brown" <bob@xxxxxxx>]

>>What do the files:
>>/etc/host.conf    /etc/hosts /etc/resolv.conf
>>
>>look like?
>
>Heres what I got.
>
{My suggested changes in braces, like this remark}
Question: What is your hostname?

>root (/etc)# more hosts
>204.246.1.20    tds.net
{Switch these two lines. Put      ^^^ something here}
>127.0.0.1       localhost       localhost.localdomain
{  Kill off this nickname field so ^^^^^ it's small, like "lo"}
>0.0.0.0 Freeworld_BBS.BBS       Freeworld_BBS.BBS
{Is THIS your Hostname? ^^        Smaller, like "FWB"}

>root (/etc)# more host.conf
>order hosts,bind
>multi on
>root (/etc)# more resolv.conf
>search tds.net 204.246.1.20
{ You don't need ^^^^^^^^^^^ any of the dotted-quad adressa here.}
>nameserver 204.246.1.20

Also, I note that "tds.net" is not a host, but a domain. There is
a machine called "ns.tds.net" at 204.246.1.20, and there's another
machine called "mail.tds.net" at 204.246.1.2

It might be a good idea to change your entry in /etc/hosts to
refer to a specific host machine.

I also bet I can write to you as "eagle@tds.net", and you'll
get the message.

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