Help! Mail to 'localhost' not staying local CORRECTION

[Derek Ragona]

I don't think your hosts file is correct, unless you are telling me you own 
the domain athome.net.  You need to use a domain name you own or one that 
is not in use.

         -Derek


At 10:42 AM 4/3/2007, V.I.Victor wrote:
> >Check that localhost is defined in /etc/hosts and your name resolution is
> >working in /etc/nsswitch.conf
>
>Thanks for your continued input!
>
>/etc/nsswitch.conf has never been changed:
>group: compat
>group_compat: nis
>hosts: files dns
>networks: files
>passwd: compat
>passwd_compat: nis
>shells: files
>
>Sorry all -- I'm at work an bouncing between 3-machines and copied a line 
>wrong:
>
>The following is correct:
>
>/etc/hosts is also the same as years-back:
>::1                     localhost.athome.net localhost
>127.0.0.1               localhost.athome.net localhost
>192.168.254.250         zebra.athome.net zebra
>192.168.254.250         zebra.athome.net.
>
>
>
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