[ On Wed, November 18, 1998 at 08:19:31 (+1100), Giles Lean wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: mysql: hostname 
>
> Memory tells me of systems where not using the FQDN was preferable;
> I believe in each case this was a software limitation in applications.

Some folks wanted to keep the UUCP node name the same as the kernel
hostname....

(Jeez I wish people's mailers/newsreaders/whatever preserved the
"References:" headers properly for better threading!) 

-- 
							Greg A. Woods

+1 416 218-0098      VE3TCP      <gwoods@acm.org>      <robohack!woods>
Planix, Inc. <woods@planix.com>; Secrets of the Weird <woods@weird.com>