According to No One: While burning my CPU.
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> That is normal.
>
> MZNet:/# hostname
> MZNet
> MZNet:/#
>
> MZNet:/# cat /etc/HOSTNAME
> MZNet.mznet.nu
> MZNet:/#
> ( I think It's normal If Not, Can someone help me ;)
Correct performance on your machine maybe, however Ted asked something totaly
different, gethostbyname() is a function, called by one or other program, so
realy you missed the point.
Read my last message addressed to the group.
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> On Wed, 5 Aug 1998, ve1drg wrote:
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> > Does anyone know how to get around this failure where linux comes back and
> > says 'gethostbyname failed for linux'???
> > My HOSTNAME file says my host name is linux.ve1drg.ampr.org, and when I
> > enter 'hostname' at the prompt I get 'linux' only back. I wonder if that
> > could be the problem or does it have anything to do with this error?
> >
> >
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> > Ted Gervais [EMAIL PROTECTED] Coldbrook, Nova Scotia
> >
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Regards Richard.
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