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From: ssp@pc134.loxinfo.co.th (Sayan Uparipab)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Add aliases into "hosts" file Not!! Work!!
Date: 27 Mar 1997 04:58:55 GMT
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Dear All,
     I can't do adding aliases host name into "hosts" file in BSDI 2.1 or 
BSDI 3.0.

Example
=======
In file hosts:

127.1           localhost
208.147.0.120   myhost
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

And I use ping or telnet to "myhost" there have messages "unknown host myhost"

Please Help me

Sayan Uparipab