On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 03:12:30AM -0700, ben wrote: Maybe I misunderstand your advice, but...
> On Wednesday 22 May 2002 02:45 am, Paul Walton wrote: ... > > I am about to install 2.2r5 on a standalone dialup machine and would like > > to get this basic step right, should I use an imaginary name and FQDN such > > as <newbie.madeupdomain.org> or should I use my ISPs information > > <bloodshot.ntlworld.com> or something different? > > I have RTFM but can't seem to find a simple, straightforward guide to this > > setup. > > > > Thanks > > > > Paul Walton > > Fidonet: 2:25/108.15 > > go with the imaginary name. you don't need to confuse your sh*t with anyone ...this looks like *very* bad advice indeed! You'll have to be very carefull not to mask the real one, as often what you consider an imaginary name is a name in use in the real world. > else's sh*t. store it in /etc/hostname. that way, if you end up using > anything that propagates the name out on to the web (e.g., exim, sendmail), > confusion is minimized. And there is no need to dump your sh*t to someone else, just think of all bounced messages arriving at the door of the *real* owner of your fake domain! A far better approach is to get a proper name from e.g. dyndns and use that as your domain name. Or you could stick `.invalid' at the end, the official way to mark an address as non routable on the net. (Oh how I wished they reserved something like `.localnet' for this purpose) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
