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From: "Ian P. Thomas" <ipthomas_77@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: mailx error: fix $j in config file
In-Reply-To: <20010601195607.4137.qmail@web9403.mail.yahoo.com> from Eric Boucher at "Jun 1, 2001 12:56:07 pm"
To: eric_boucher60@yahoo.com (Eric Boucher)
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 18:27:37 -0400 (EDT)
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They mean the sendmail.cf file in /etc.  $j specifies your canonical domain 
name.  Do you have a domain name registered?

Ian

> Hi everyone,
> 
> I try to send email via the mailx command in a shell.
> When I use the -v option with it, I get this message:
> 
> WARNING: local host name (my local host) is not
> qualified; fix $j in config file
> 
> Can somebody tell me which config file to look at and
> what can I do (if somebody know)?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Eric
> 
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