Originally posted here by pwaring


It is possible to change the name from localhost, but it often doesn't work properly with some servers and it's really not worth the hassle. The only time you'll need to change the alias is if you are running a website and want to point the address 'www.whatever.com' to your local IP.
Yep I know, it's not worth the hassle, cause when you don't run a website you do get troubles with for instance your sendmail or other network related stuff... My point was that it could easily be done... but it has no use on home boxes (only trouble).