>  > You must have the same entries in both /etc/hosts and /etc/myname like
>  > /etc/myname
>  > netbsd.anarchy-x.com
> 
> I was under the impression that by convention you would only have the
> actual hostname, not the domain name here? The domain goes in
> /etc/defaultdomain, right? 

I'd put both. that way if anything ever looks for the fully-qualified
domain name, it gets found quickly.

> What if you're only networked by means of dynamic-IP PPP? Then you
> can't put any numbers in /etc/hosts, other than 127.0.0.1, or can you?
> (Why do I see 127.0.0.0 here, doesn't that mean the entire netblock?)

You can do whatever you want. you can just get yourself in a mess. :-)

127.X numbers should be fine, but I think you're right that 127.0.0.0
means the whole net block, and shouldn't really be there.

>  > /etc/hosts
>  > 127.0.0.0	localhost	localhost.anarcht-x.com
>  > 100.244.7.17	netbsd		netbsd.anarchy-x.com

I have:

127.0.0.1	localhost localhost.stanford.edu pokey pokey.stanford.edu

which works with my dynamic IP address. I just can't really send or
receive mail (send as I'd have to fake the header so the mail replies
went to a permanent address, and can't receive as my sendmail isn't
configured to be something other than pokey, 127.0.0.1).

Take care,

Bill