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From: roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: http can't determine local hostname
Date: 21 May 1996 10:47:30 GMT
Organization: Herve Schauer Consultants
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In article <cajas001.832648280@maroon.tc.umn.edu>,
Judith I Cajas-Dorin <cajas001@maroon.tc.umn.edu> wrote:
> 
> When my system boots, I get the message..Http can't determine
> local host name.  What file do I need to edit to fix this one?

Look into /etc/hosts and/or the DNS. 

/etc/hosts
------------------------------------------------------------
127.0.0.1       localhost.domain localhost
 
# Mézigue
192.168.1.1     hostname.domain hostname
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