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From: terry@cs.weber.edu (Terry Lambert)
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Subject: Re: rcp strangness
To: rsnow@legend.txdirect.net (Rob Snow)
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 95 17:36:23 MDT
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.950706210807.761A-100000@oasis> from "Rob Snow" at Jul 6, 95 09:13:39 pm
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> ***********************************
> /etc/hosts on oasis  (identical on lost)
> ***********************************
> # hosts,v 1.5 1995/04/09 09:54:39 rgrimes Exp
> 127.0.0.1		localhost
> 
> 204.57.120.200		oasis oasis.txdirect.net
> 204.57.120.201		lost lost.txdirect.net
> 
> 
> ***********************************
> /etc/resolv.conf on oasis
> ***********************************
> domain		txdirect.net
> nameserver	204.57.120.6
>                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^ 	This nameserver is indeed remote (ppp).
> 				However if I dont put it here I cant find
> 				ANYONE not in hosts.

The /etc/hosts.conf file determines appeal order.  By default, you want
to change it to hosts then remote.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@cs.weber.edu
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