FQDN Misery Re: To: Postfix, Mutt And No Root Mail? & amavisd-new Install

[Derek Broughton]

Leonard Chatagnier wrote:

> Still no root mail in mutt.  Seems related to not
> having a FQDN. 

I'm sure you're right (because I already said that :-) )

> Couldn't fully install amavisd-new due 
> to having no FQDN. Googling did't help. Can't figure
> out how to establish a FQDN as you will see from the
> following:
> 
> 
> lchata at ubuntu:/usr/share/doc/mutt/examples$ hostname
> ubuntu
> lchata at ubuntu:/usr/share/doc/mutt/examples$ domainname
> gateway.2wire.net
...
> As you see "hostnam and domainname" both give results
> and nslookup indicates to me that
> "ubuntu.gateway.2wire.net" is the FQDN for my Ubuntu
> machine.

and "hostname -f"?  I'm not sure what NIS (domainname) is for - but it's not
a default part of your network settings.  Your FQDN, by default, is afaik
only defined by (a) the content of /etc/hosts and the search/domain setting
of /etc/resolv.conf.  
-- 
derek