That's probably because you were using DHCP to grab your ip, gateway
address, and name servers. /etc/resolv.conf's function is to provide your
system with nameservers. For example:

---------- begin resolv.conf ----------------
search ihatemicrosoft.com
nameserver 222.111.222.111
nameserver 111.222.111.222

---------- end resolv.conf ------------------

In this example, your machine with search the domain ihatemicrosoft.com
for DNS servers, and it will also use 222.111.222.111, and
111.222.111.222. (with 111.222.111.22 being the backup if the first one is
down).

If you're using DHCP, it's possible this file isn't even neccesary(sp).

  - Josh Reynolds


On Mon, 5 Nov 2001, Rick Rosinski wrote:

> I never needed to use my resolv.conf to connect to the net.  I use KPPP and
> KMAIL.
>
>
> >From: rustyc@descomp.com (Rusty Carruth)
> >Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> >To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> >Subject: Re: Trouble sending email
> >Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2001 11:03:23 -0700 (MST)
> >
> > >
> > > I just found out that I can't send email through kmail anymore.  It says
> > > that the smtp host couldn't be found.  I am an earthlink (formerly
> >
> > > using mail.mindspring.com for smtp.  That worked until recently (the
> >error).
> > >   So, I checked the help pages on the web, and they want
> >smtp.earthlink.net.
> > > also tried smtp.mindspring.com, mail.earthlink.net.
> >
> >Can you ping any of them?  I just tried to ping smtp.earthlink.net
> >and it worked fine (giving me an address of 207.217.120.207).
> >
> >What does your /etc/resolv.conf say?  Can you ping any other
> >hosts?  (Basically, it sounds to me like your DNS setup is messed
> >up somehow)
> >
> >rc
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