Subj : Re: Which Format for the hosts File is Correct?
To   : comp.os.linux
From : HansF
Date : Mon Dec 06 2004 04:06 pm

On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 15:49:32 +0000, Larry I Smith wrote:

> HansF wrote:
>> 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
> 
> Here's the text from 'man 5 hosts':
> 
> 
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> 
> Regards,
> Larry

Thanks for that.  It looks a lot like the man page on my system that I
referenced before I posted ...

.... and I still do not see any place that states that a canonical host
name is the same as a FQDN.  (It's not even in RFC 952, from what I can
tell.)

/Hans

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