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Date:      Wed, 8 Dec 2004 05:16:31 -0500
From:      Dev Tugnait <dev@unixdaemon.org>
To:        Gerard Seibert <gerard-seibert@rcn.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: "Bad Host Name" Error Message
Message-ID:  <20041208101630.GB79422@vampire.bloodlust.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.WNT.4.61.0412072138420.3684@Treneq>
References:  <Pine.WNT.4.61.0412072138420.3684@Treneq>

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Edit /etc/hosts add internal ip and host fro example if hostname is till.fool.net

ip till till.fool.net
* Gerard Seibert (gerard-seibert@rcn.com) wrote:
> 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
> 
> This is the contents of my 'rc.conf' file:
> 
> blanktime="3600"
> Hostname=BeerStud@rcn.com
> ifconfig_rl0="DHCP"
> linux_enable="YES"
> nfs_client_enable="YES"
> saver="logo"
> sendmail_enable="NONE"
> usbd_enable="YES"
> lprng_enable="YES"
> clear_tmp_enable="YES"
> ntpd_enable="YES"
> ntpdate_flags=" -b 0.pool.ntp.org"
> inetd_enable="NO"
> 
> I have tried different combinations of 'host names', but without success. 
> My ISP is "rcn.com."
> 
> Thanks in advance for any assistance possible.
> 
> Gerard Seibert
> gerard-seibert@rcn.com
> 
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