Re: "Bad Host Name" Error Message

From: stheg olloydson (stheg_olloydson_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 12/08/04

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To: gerard-seibert@rcn.com

    it was said:

    >I continually receive an error message about a bad host name. This is
    the >error message:
    >
    >Starting cron
    >Local package initialization: printerDec 7 21:20:44 BeerStud@rcn
    >lpd[438]: Get_local_host: hostname 'BeerStud@rcn.com' bad
    >2004-12-07-21:20:44.236 Get_local_host: hostname 'BeerStud@rcn.com'
    bad

    Hello,

    "BeerStud@rcn.com" is an email address, not a host name. Replace it
    something like "BeerStud.rcn.com" although you would be best using a
    domain name you owned rather than someone else's domain.

    HTH,

    stheg

                    
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