Newsgroups: news.software.b
Path: utzoo!henry
From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: "Path"
Message-ID: <1990Oct3.183018.28658@zoo.toronto.edu>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <1990Oct3.145435.19729@wdl1.wdl.fac.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 90 18:30:18 GMT

In article <1990Oct3.145435.19729@wdl1.wdl.fac.com> wrl@wdl1.wdl.fac.com (Bill Lewandowski) writes:
>our return paths look like this with Cnews (latest version):
>
>Path: wdl1.wdl.fac.com!wdl30!ronc
>From: ronc@wdl30.wdl.fac.com (Ron Coll)

As "build" explains in some detail, there are two separate names involved.
Whoever installed your news system has told it that your system's news
name is "wdl30".  Changing /usr/lib/news/whoami will cure this, in
principle... but beware that your neighbors' sys files know your news
name, and you should coordinate the change with them.
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