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From: Dave Kaufman <daverk@epix.net>
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Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 22:48:33 -0500
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should there be more in my /etc/hosts file than

127.0.0.1	localhost


i'm thinking there should but i'm not finding it in the handbook. shouldn't 
there be a reference to my local host name?

tia
Dave

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