Subj : Re: Which Format for the hosts File is Correct?
To   : comp.os.linux
From : HansF
Date : Mon Dec 06 2004 02:50 pm

On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 08:22:16 +0100, Sybren Stuvel wrote:

> The correct syntax is ip, fqdn, aliases.
> 
> Sybren

Any documented reference to back that up?  

I agree that the fqdn should generally be the second field.  But so far
my research has only indicated that it be a 'canonical' hostname, and
(like the OP) I have not found a reference that authortatively states that
'canonical' should be 'fqdn'.

/Hans

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