From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 18205 invoked by alias); 5 Jun 2010 16:56:01 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@zsh.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes List-Id: Zsh Users List List-Post: List-Help: X-Seq: 15090 Received: (qmail 10300 invoked from network); 5 Jun 2010 16:55:48 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 Received-SPF: none (ns1.primenet.com.au: domain at free.fr does not designate permitted sender hosts) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1078) Subject: Re: $HOST on OS X From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Fran=E7ois_Revol?= In-Reply-To: Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 18:55:21 +0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <16277B2D-B9C7-4B56-A74C-AE6266BDA089@chemistry.ucsc.edu> To: zsh-users@zsh.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1078) Le 5 juin 2010 =E0 17:45, Benjamin R. Haskell a =E9crit : > So, maybe there was some script you/someone ran that set=20 > HOST=3De3191.c.akamaiedge.net, for convenience. (For uploading things = to=20 > Akamai's CDN, maybe? Seems a bit of a stretch.) No it's only a bad habit of OSX to update hostname depending on the = joined network, I often noticed this when using wifi or an unusual LAN. = So when you open a Terminal at that point it shows this in the prompt = and other stuff... IMO it's a security risk though... Fran=E7ois.=