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<DIV><BR>> When I do erl -sname foo on my machine (with hostname msi)<BR>>
erlang says my node is called:<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>> (foo@localhost) ><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT><BR>>
(ie not foo@msi) ....<BR>> Goodness knows why</DIV>
<DIV>><BR>> /Joe</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just a lucky guess...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>if your host name is msi, and you do not have an
entry in, say, /etc/hosts that resove it to valid IP address, you might endup
having <A href="mailto:foo@localhost">foo@localhost</A>.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>V.</FONT></DIV>
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