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Date:      20 May 2002 22:39:46 -0500
From:      Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Changing host name
Message-ID:  <87offatbi5.fsf@strauser.com>
In-Reply-To: <00b401c20049$95f095e0$fe01a8c0@armageddon>
References:  <Pine.GSO.4.44L0.0205201647380.21576-100000@shell.core.com> <00b401c20049$95f095e0$fe01a8c0@armageddon>

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At 2002-05-20T21:59:14Z, "Eric F Crist" <ecrist@secure-computing.net> writes:

> All you really *need* to do is make sure the DNS servers resolve the name
> correctly.  The computer itself couldn't care less what it's own host name
> was.

I *almost* agree, except that starting Sendmail with an invalid hostname can
cause quite a few bounced outgoing mails.
-- 
Kirk Strauser

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