Newbie needs help with first time configuration

[Peter Hessler]

check the man page for resolv.conf.  Although, if you are using dhcp, 
that should be set automatically for you.


On 2007 Mar 12 (Mon) at 14:52:50 -0800 (-0800), RandalS wrote:
:I determined that the problem with the ftp was the dns was not properly
:configured.  I have downloaded all of the files from a mirror, set the time
:zone, and rebooted.  And guess I will need to do some more reading to figure
:out what to do next.
:
:
:----- Original Message ----- 
:From: "Nick !" <kousue at gmail.com>
:To: "Woodchuck" <djv at bedford.net>
:Cc: <openbsd-newbies at sfobug.org>
:Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 12:57 PM
:Subject: Re: Newbie needs help with first time configuration
:
:
:> On 3/12/07, Woodchuck <djv at bedford.net> wrote:
:> > On Mon, 12 Mar 2007, Nick ! wrote:
:> >
:> > > >    I am using MSN which does not support pop downloads.  MSN
:supports the
:> > > > http protocol.  I am very appreciative of your help.
:> > >
:> > > Huh? Why does this matter?
:> > >
:> > > -Nick
:> >
:> > Nick, could he mean "ftp" (not pop)?
:>
:> The thing is, what he says is correct. MSN (i.e. hotmail; notice he
:> has an @msn.com address) only has a webmail interface, not a POP
:> interface. It just has no relevance that I can see. The only other way
:> it could be interpreted would imply he's confusing pkg_add with MSN
:> somehow.
:>
:> -Nick
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