From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 3 08:41:15 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1681E16A4CE for ; Wed, 3 Dec 2003 08:41:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.covadmail.net (mx05.covadmail.net [63.65.120.65]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0FD4243FBF for ; Wed, 3 Dec 2003 08:41:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from denyocum1@covad.net) Received: (covad.net 29505 invoked from network); 3 Dec 2003 16:41:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO dendesk) (66.134.132.186) by sun-qmail13 with SMTP; 3 Dec 2003 16:41:08 -0000 Message-ID: <001101c3b9bc$495fa120$6501a8c0@dendesk> From: "Dennis M. Yocum" To: Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 11:41:22 -0500 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Subject: running freebsd with sendmail and qpopper X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2003 16:41:15 -0000 i am having trouble understanding the requirements of the hostname in the /etc/hosts file and the dns. i have read many things and am just confused. can someone find time to help me a little. i would like to respond with specifics to someone directly. thanks. den