[Hostname-devel] Bug#626292: Bug#626292: explanation

[Michael Meskes]

On Tue, Jun 07, 2011 at 02:55:30PM -0400, micah anderson wrote:
> >> Does the part about the FQDN doesn't explain the claim? 
> 
> No, it doesn't explain at all, it just makes the claim with no
> substantiation.

No, it explains the difference between the hostname (which is what is stored in
/etc/hostname) and the FQDN.

> I'd like to see the justification for why it should only contain the
> hostname, and not the full FQDN. Some things think it should contain the
> FQDN. If they are wrong, there needs to be a clear justification for
> why.

You might want to give a justification for your questioning of this claim.

Michael
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