Bug#504427: exim gives error message: hostname --fqdn did not return ...

[David Lawyer]

Package: exim4
Version: 4.69-9

When my PC boots, an error message is:
MTA: hostname --fqdn did not return a fully qualified domain name ...
It goes on to say that dc_minimaldns will not work.  It never reported
this error on the old exim4.  Furthermore, my PC has no full-time IP
number as I only get a temporary IP number assigned when I dial up.
Thus my PC (the host) just doesn't have a "fully qualified domain name"
and typing "hostname --fqdn" returns "davespc" which is the full name
of my PC.  It has no dots in the name since it has no IP number and
can't be looked up on the Internet.  Thus I should not see this
message.  Is it true that minimal dns is not working for me?  I don't
think exim is dumb enough to try and look up the IP of "davespc".  So
I think this boot-time message is erroneous.  And most dialup users
will likely not understand the meaning of this message which will make
them think something is wrong when it probably isn't.

			David Lawyer