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Subject: Re: Domain name problems
From: Chip Old <fold @ mail . bcpl . lib . md . us>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 11:09:13 -0400 (EDT)
To: Majordomo-Users List <majordomo-users @ GreatCircle . COM>
In-reply-to: <199704161206.NAA00718@spbx09.ens.ascom.ch>
Reply-to: Chip Old <fold @ mail . bcpl . lib . md . us>

Change the value of $whereami to the full domain name.

Whether this is a Majordomo problem, a UNIX (or more specifically Solaris)
problem, or a system configuration problem is sure to generate a lot of
debate.  Better duck!

On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, Mark Lewis - Ascom PSD Cardiff UK wrote:

> We have recently upgraded from majordomo-1.93 to majordomo-1.94.
> At the same time we changed os from SunOS 4.1.3_U1 to Solaris
> 2.5.1.  We are now having problems with the address that is used
> for our mailing lists inside messages distributed from them.
> 
> [snip]
>
> Since the change we see :-
> 
> mailing_list_name@stva95
> 
> where stva95 is a server in the ens.ascom.ch domain. No domain 
> address is added to the server name.
> 
> [snip]
>
> The value of the whereami for version 1.93 was :-
> 
> # $whereami -- What machine am I running on?
> $whereami = "stva99";
> 
> For version 1.94 it is (we have changed server)
>  
> # $whereami -- What machine am I running on?
> $whereami = "stva95";
> 
> Is this a majordomo configuration problem or a Unix problem?
 
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