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[Andrew Cherenson]

In article <12722.on.Mon,.17.Dec.90.07:43:25.EST. at sct60a.sunyct.edu> sweetmr at SCT60A.SUNYCT.EDU (michael sweet) writes:
>Re: hostname and domain name server.
>
>Try putting _both_ the full and partial paths in your hosts file, like this:
>
>#.#.#.# ccu1 ccu1.auk.etc....
>
>This is frequently done at schools/companies with many UNIX systems- locally,
>you can mail to either short or long addresses, but outside of the LAN you
>specific the long address.
>
> -Mike

It's best to put the fully-qualified name first and short or nicknames after it.
e.g.
#.#.#.#		sct60a.sunyct.edu	sct60a