Host file

[Jon L. Miller]

I assume this other domain for my home account can be set-up on the same
server, but that domain will need to be registered correct? If so, this
isn't what we want, I don't mind having another address with the main domain
as it is only for family and friends who will see this.  I can ping the name
therefore the host file is working.  What I can't understand is why I can't
send the e-mail from the home through this mail server.  The error mentions
something to do with it not being able to relay.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Holland [mailto:myk at golden.wattle.id.au]
Sent: Friday, 2 June 2000 10:07 AM
To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
Subject: re: Host file


> On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, Jon L. Miller wrote:
>
> > I do a nslookup it doesn't see the local hosts file even though it has
been
> > set-up to do so in the host.conf.  Any one have any ideas how to set it
so
> > it'll look at the local host file first?
>
> nslookup is "Name Server lookup" - it will always search the DNS.

Also, i think you should have a different domain name for you private
network than the public domain. That avoids ambiguities.
ie if the same hostnames have different addresses, they should be in
different domains.

Mike Holland  <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>
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