From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 17 17:21:59 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org 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 A1C7616A420 for ; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:21:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from david+dated+1140628917.fbd5d8@skytracker.ca) Received: from 3s1.com (3s1.com [209.161.205.12]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02EE243D45 for ; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:21:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from david+dated+1140628917.fbd5d8@skytracker.ca) Received: from 3s1.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by 3s1.com (8.12.8p1/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k1HHLvV0051656 for ; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:21:57 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from david+dated+1140628917.fbd5d8@skytracker.ca) Received: (from david@localhost) by 3s1.com (8.12.8p1/8.12.8/Submit) id k1HHLv9X051655 for questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:21:57 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from david+dated+1140628917.fbd5d8@skytracker.ca) X-Authentication-Warning: 3s1.com: david set sender to david+dated+1140628917.fbd5d8@skytracker.ca using -f Received: by 3s1.com (tmda-sendmail, from uid 1000); Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:21:56 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:21:55 -0500 To: Alex Zbyslaw , questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20060217172155.GA49851@skytracker.ca> References: <20060217160651.GA22179@skytracker.ca> <002601c633dd$1a7349f0$1215450a@ad.ewsad.net> <20060217162952.GA31165@skytracker.ca> <20060217163347.GB13036@flame.pc> <20060217163844.GD31165@skytracker.ca> <20060217164447.GD13036@flame.pc> <20060217165042.GA40072@skytracker.ca> <43F604DE.1010101@dial.pipex.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <43F604DE.1010101@dial.pipex.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Delivery-Agent: TMDA/1.0.3 (Seattle Slew) From: David Banning X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=unavailable version=3.1.0 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on 3s1.com Cc: Subject: Re: mail port 8025 conundrum X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:21:59 -0000 > Er, I'm pretty sure it's /etc/host.conf (no "s"). > > But if your /etc/hosts doesn't contain the hostname you are after, that > only leaves DNS, NIS and LDAP (I think) for the host.conf file to > order. For DNS, what does "host whatever.your.hostname.was" show from > the machine where you seem to be getting the wrong answer? Originally there was no banning.ca entry. 127.0.0.1 points simply to localhost My actual server name is 3s1.com, which points to 209.161.205.12 (my static IP) in /etc/hosts You are right about host.conf, but it is almost empty; root# cat /etc/host.conf # $FreeBSD: src/etc/host.conf,v 1.6 1999/08/27 23:23:41 peter Exp $ # First try the /etc/hosts file hosts # Now try the nameserver next. bind # If you have YP/NIS configured, uncomment the next line # nis root#