host.conf vs nsswitch.conf

Hi List, I'm running a debian 2.1 system and found that the resolver has redundant configuration information in 'host.conf' and 'nsswitch.conf' . The documentation describes both properly but I found no hint which one is the relevant. regards, Markus

named.conf vs named.boot

Hi List, I found redundant information in the BIND 8 Configuration Files '/etc/named.conf' and '/var/named.boot' (or other files included in the latter). Which is relevant ? Why does the other one exist ? What role plays the (undocumented) program 'bindconfig' ? regards, Markus

Re: can't get around diald problems...

ip-down" scripts. (i.e. diald will still use the ones in its "/etc/diald" directory.) regards, Markus Markus Stausberg InfoLytics AG Marktstrasse 8 50968 Koeln Germany Tel.:(+49) (0)221 3405846

alternate pop auth scheme, not APOP

d recompile srcs to accomplish this ? Markus Stausberg InfoLytics AG Marktstrasse 8 50968 Koeln Germany Tel.:(+49) (0)221 3405846

Re: write protect floppy forever!?

sh I had similar problems, this works fine for me. regards, Markus Markus Stausberg InfoLytics AG Marktstrasse 8 50968 Koeln Germany Tel.:(+49) (0)221 3405846

Re: minor problems

; and run lilo. (cf. the boot-prompt HOWTO (below /usr/doc/ ) and the very good doc that comes with LILO) regards, Markus Markus Stausberg InfoLytics AG Marktstrasse 8 50968 Koeln Tel. +49 221 3405846

Re: reading /usr/doc files

mingly the browser decompressed them 'on the fly' . Unfortunately my newly installed NS Communicator 4.5 doesn't show this feature though I believe it is capable of. Is anyboby out there to help with the configuration ? Markus Markus Stausberg InfoLytics AG Marktstrasse 8 50968 Koeln Tel. +49 221 3405846