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diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 006737fc..1c1897a9 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ <table width="100%" cellpadding=0><tr> <td width="30%">Back to <a href="index.html">Fetchmail Home Page</a> <td width="30%" align=center>To <a href="/~esr/sitemap.html">Site Map</a> -<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1998/02/11 17:50:39 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1998/02/11 19:50:51 $ </table> <HR> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail</H1> @@ -1129,7 +1129,25 @@ loopback device (he used ppp0).<p> We also have a report that this error can be caused by having an /etc/hosts file that associates your client host name with more than -one IP address. +one IP address.<P> + +It's also possible that your DNS configuration isn't +looking at <code>/etc/hosts</code> at all. If you're using libc5, +look at <code>/etc/host.conf</code>; it should say something like + +<pre> + order hosts,bind +</pre> + +so your <code>/etc/hosts</code> file is checked first. If you're +running GNU libc6, check your <code>/etc/nsswitch</code> file. Make +sure it says something like + +<pre> + order hosts,bind +</pre> + +again, in order to make sure <code>/etc/hosts</code> is seen first.<P> We had another report from a Linux user of fetchmail 2.1 who solved his SMTP connection problem by removing the reference to -lresolv from his link @@ -1718,7 +1736,7 @@ Re-ordering messages is a user-agent function, anyway.<P> <table width="100%" cellpadding=0><tr> <td width="30%">Back to <a href="index.html">Fetchmail Home Page</a> <td width="30%" align=center>To <a href="/~esr/sitemap.html">Site Map</a> -<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1998/02/11 17:50:39 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1998/02/11 19:50:51 $ </table> <P><ADDRESS>Eric S. Raymond <A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com"><esr@snark.thyrsus.com></A></ADDRESS> |