[Bug 884043] Re: apticron uses in-addr.arpa record instead of hostname

2012-12-19 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: apticron (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/884043 Title:

[Bug 884043] Re: apticron uses in-addr.arpa record instead of hostname

2012-12-19 Thread Sebastian Krysmanski
Still true for Ubuntu 12.04.1. Especially misleading since /etc/apticron/apticron.conf states: # # Set SYSTEM if you would like apticron to use something other than the output # of hostname -f for the system name in the mails it generates # # SYSTEM=foobar.example.com It seems to use hostname -A

[Bug 884043] Re: apticron uses in-addr.arpa record instead of hostname

2012-12-19 Thread Curt Sampson
I have confirmed that hostname in the mail sent by apticron matches the output of hostname -A, and not that of hostname -f. (hostname -f produces the name it used to use, and that I wish it still used.) -A seems just wrong here, since it completely ignores the host configuration and uses only

[Bug 884043] Re: apticron uses in-addr.arpa record instead of hostname

2011-10-30 Thread Curt Sampson
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