On Thu, 06 Dec 2001 23:54:01 -0500
Theo Brinkman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I'm trying to configure proftpd to allow a user to login to the web 
> server and update files in the web site, but no matter what I try, when 
> I run 'service proftpd start', I get the following error message:
>    Starting proftpd: hostname.domain.tld - Fatal: unable to determine IP 
> address of 'hostname.domain.tld'.
> 
> I can't figure out how to tell proftpd that while the box may be called 
> 'hostname.domain.tld', to the outside world it is 'www.domain.tld'.
> 
> Can anybody help me?
> 
>     - Theo

Theo,

What is being reported in your log files when you attempt to start Proftpd?

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