Subject: Dummy needs help fast. (fwd)

From: Larry Sheldon <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 10:04:14 CDT

> 
> HP 9000 running HP-UX 10.01.  Dummy committed to machine being available
> tommorrow for teacher training at a local high-school.  Dummy let the
> one local person who actually understands what he is doing go on vacation
> and be out-of-touch.
> 
> Dummy is paniced
> 
> Mail system seems to work--messages can be sent from and received on the
> machine using "elm".
> 
> Messages can be read using "pine".
> 
> Attempts to send messages from machine using "pine" result in:
> 
>  [Error sending: 553 Local configuration error, hostname not recognized as lo]   
> /usr/local/lib/pine.conf seems to be the same as on a similar machine
> where it all works.
> 
> Is there any hope for Dummy?
> 
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- L. F. (Larry) Sheldon, Jr.                                            -
. Unix Systems and Network Administration                               .
- Creighton University Computer Center-Old Gym                          -
. 2500 California Plaza                                                 .
- Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.  68178       Speak softly and sweetly.        -
. [email-masked]           If your words are soft and sweet,    .
- 402 280-2254 (work)                  they won't be as hard to         -
. 402 681-4726 (cellular)          swallow when you have to eat them.   .
- 402 977-2946 (pager)                                                  -
. 402 332-4622 (residence)                  Bits and Pieces             .
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