I absolutely agree with Mike. Your /etc/hosts file cannot contain two lines with the same IP address. Your hosts file entry should look something more like this: 192.168.1.65 mail.kc8tdw.com kc8tdw.com kc8tdw mail Rob Gibson On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Mike <bellyacres@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ken Allen wrote: >> >> Here is what is in my /etc/hosts file >> >> 192.168.1.65 kc8tdw.com kc8tdw >> 192.168.1.65 mail.kc8tdw.com mail > > I can't find it documented right off here... > > The above entries in the /etc/hosts file I believe are wrong though. I > don't think that you can have multiple lines like you do for the same IP > address. Strange things will surely happen. > > Mike > > To unsubscribe send to ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in > the Subject field. > > -- Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach - "Even a stopped clock is right twice a day." - http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/marie_von_ebnereschenbac.html To unsubscribe send to ncolug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.