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From: stheg olloydson <stheg_olloydson@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: "Bad Host Name" Error Message
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it was said:

>I continually receive an error message about a bad host name. This is
the >error message:
>
>Starting cron
>Local package initialization: printerDec 7 21:20:44 BeerStud@rcn
>lpd[438]: Get_local_host: hostname 'BeerStud@rcn.com' bad
>2004-12-07-21:20:44.236 Get_local_host: hostname 'BeerStud@rcn.com'
bad

Hello,

"BeerStud@rcn.com" is an email address, not a host name. Replace it
something like "BeerStud.rcn.com" although you would be best using a
domain name you owned rather than someone else's domain.

HTH,

stheg


		
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