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Date: | Wed, 12 May 1999 13:35:56 -0400 |
Message-Id: | <199905121735.NAA18914@envy.delorie.com> |
From: | DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> |
To: | djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com |
In-reply-to: | <3738C473.D2105F0D@meridian22.net> (message from Richard Dawe on |
Wed, 12 May 1999 00:59:47 +0100) | |
Subject: | Re: $HOSTNAME doesn't override library code |
References: | <3738C473 DOT D2105F0D AT meridian22 DOT net> |
Reply-To: | djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com |
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> I've just been looking at the source file > src/libc/compat/unistd/gethostn.c and I noticed that you cannot > override the string returned by gethostname() by setting > $HOSTNAME. Would it not be better to let the user override it? > Otherwise programs are stuck with the ugly LAN Manager names - no > DNS domain name, etc. The only time you need a host name is when you're doing something network-aware. In those cases, you need the *right* name, not a *pretty* name. In all cases, the name returned by the network software is the one you should use. If you want a DNS name, install a TCP/IP network package.
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