Lo, on Wednesday, January 14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] did write: > On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 19:19:46 -0500, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I will isolate the problem and post what I find. > > Argh. I had previously redefined the function system-name because > /bin/hostname returns "graviton.local." (with the period; > apparently because of Apple's Rendezvous), and that was messing up > gnus' attempts at generating message-ids. > > So the real question is actually "how do I configure gnus on a > MacOSX 10.2.8 box connected to the internet through a router and > DSL and PPPoE, especially when /bin/hostname returns something > non-sensical?" I'll ask that one elsewhere.
My experience is that if you edit /etc/hostconfig and change the value for the HOSTNAME setting, /bin/hostname will no longer return something nonsensical. (At least, I think that was sufficient to get it working.) I think this file only takes effect on a reboot; for immediate effects, use the optional argument to /bin/hostname as root. Mucking about with the machine's name in the Sharing section of system preferences may also be necessary. (If you could follow up with a description of your experiences, that would be wonderful -- I'd like to remember how I did this, in case I have to repeat the process!) HTH, Richard ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Perforce Software. Perforce is the Fast Software Configuration Management System offering advanced branching capabilities and atomic changes on 50+ platforms. Free Eval! http://www.perforce.com/perforce/loadprog.html _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
