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Date:      Sun, 6 Oct 1996 22:41:56 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Riwan <iwanleo@usa.net>
Cc:        questions@freeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: localhost
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.961006224125.5379K-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <3256ADF1.167EB0E7@usa.net>

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On Sat, 5 Oct 1996, Riwan wrote:

> I am using netscape.
> for smtp server and pop server I set localhost
> I am running popserver and sendmail
> 
> When I am connected to internet (dial out non dedicated connection using
> iijppp)
> netscape can not resolve name "localhost", so I can not send and receive
> email
> (from localhost).

Take a look at /etc/hosts and make sure localhost is in there.  I suggest
changing /etc/resolv.conf to be the order:

hosts
bind

when on dialup.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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