Date: Sun, 6 Jul 1997 22:03:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com> To: Thomas David Rivers <ponds!rivers@dg-rtp.dg.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 127.1 and "localhost" (name resolution problem.) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970706220028.14775A-100000@misery.sdf.com> In-Reply-To: <199707070157.VAA00413@lakes.water.net>
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On Sun, 6 Jul 1997, Thomas David Rivers wrote: > 127.1 localhost.water.net localhost > > > But - If I replace that line with: > > 127.0.0.1 localhost.water.net localhost > > > Everything works fine. I suggest that, until this problem > is fixed, we use 127.0.0.1 in any automated generation of > /etc/hosts... I'm not sure where mine came from; it could be an > older installation (e.g. upgrades...) I suspect that you put it there. The last change to the /etc/hosts file was made in 96/03/20. > If someone happens to be poking around in /etc/hosts resolution > code; I'd be interested in knowning why this didn't work... Is it supposed to? It is not a behaviour that seems useful in anyway. > - Dave Rivers - Tom
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