The registered domain is b-dub.org Umm I was under the impression that each box on my LAN needs a unique name ie the Linux box is cosmo and the XP box is Marco. Making the hostname for the linux box cosmo and the domainname b-dub.org? Did I just expose more of my ignorance? JP > -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Roger Beever > Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 3:37 PM > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Dumb Newbie > > On Sun, 2004-02-08 at 20:23, Jwp wrote: > > Thanks for sticking with me on this one, what a wonderful group of folks > I > > have stumbled onto > > > > Roger that did it!! Both messages have shown up in the appropriate > > mailboxes!!! (now I am off to figure out how to get the thing to accept > mail > > for usr@xxxxxxxxx) > > > > Thanks for all the helpful responses, patience and seeing me through > this > > process. I surely learned a lot and also have set myself up to learn a > > whole lot more in the coming months. And before to long I hope to be > able > > to contribute to this list as opposed to taking. > > > > > > Slowly prying myself from the grasp of bill gates, > > JP > > > OK here's the really silly question. > Why can't that box be called "b-dub.com" ? > My mail server box is rogernet.net > Any other machines on my LAN are further qualified as > roger2.rogernet.net etc (no imagination !) . > The thought just occurs what domain do you actually have registered ? > Regards Roger > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list