On Thu, 3 Jul 2003, Jim Wise wrote:

> Although not quite obviously so, `domainname' sets or gets the _NIS_
> domain name of the current machine, and so is not relevant (and harmful
> if set) if NIS is not being used:

Can you tell me more (or point me to some references) about it being
harmful if domainname is set when NIS is not used?

Thanks,

   Jeremy C. Reed
   http://bsd.reedmedia.net/