Re: `host name' vs. `hostname'

2002-03-01 Thread Matt Kraai
On Thu, Feb 28, 2002 at 11:46:22PM -0500, Colin Walters wrote: > On Thu, 2002-02-28 at 14:50, Matt Kraai wrote: > > I am pleased to report that earlier today I was able to install > > Debian Woody on my iBook2 using the new-powermac flavor without > > any serious problems. However, I did find som

Re: `host name' vs. `hostname'

2002-03-01 Thread Paul E Condon
On Thu, Feb 28, 2002 at 11:46:22PM -0500, Colin Walters wrote: > On Thu, 2002-02-28 at 14:50, Matt Kraai wrote: > > Howdy, > > > > I am pleased to report that earlier today I was able to install > > [...] > > > Which term is preferred, `host name' or `hostname'. The > > boot-floppies use both o

Re: `host name' vs. `hostname'

2002-03-01 Thread Colin Walters
On Thu, 2002-02-28 at 14:50, Matt Kraai wrote: > Howdy, > > I am pleased to report that earlier today I was able to install > Debian Woody on my iBook2 using the new-powermac flavor without > any serious problems. However, I did find some minor issues > that I'd like to fix. Did you make a sepa

Re: `host name' vs. `hostname'

2002-02-28 Thread Philip Blundell
On Thu, 2002-02-28 at 19:50, Matt Kraai wrote: > Which term is preferred, `host name' or `hostname'. The > boot-floppies use both on the same screen, and some consistency > would be nice. FOLDOC lists it as one word[1,2], but the > hostname manual page uses two. Any preference? We certainly sh

`host name' vs. `hostname'

2002-02-28 Thread Matt Kraai
Howdy, I am pleased to report that earlier today I was able to install Debian Woody on my iBook2 using the new-powermac flavor without any serious problems. However, I did find some minor issues that I'd like to fix. Which term is preferred, `host name' or `hostname'. The boot-floppies use bot