Nodename showing up as unix on 3B2 -again?

[Sysadmin.]

I recently posted an article posting a request for help with the nodename
on a 3B2/400.  I received information on checking /etc/rc.d/nodename to make
sure that a line such as "uname -S sysname" was in it in order to set the
nodename.  Today, I had an interesting turn of events.  The computer was
configured as specified above.  I happened to be at the 3B2 and sent mail
to my system at home just to check on it again.  I received the mail with the
correct return address!  I suddenly realized that I had always been logged
into the 3B2 remotely when I had sent mail to my own system and the return
address had been unix.  Does the OS treat someone that is logged on remotely
differently?  I don't understand why this occurred.  And it is indeed that.
I just tried to send mail to myself by logging onto the 3B2 and addressing
mail to my own system.  The system name in the return address came out as
unix!  Why is this happening?  Interesting,huh?


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