if ($^O eq 'VMS') {
# method 2 - no sockets ==> return DECnet node name
- eval {gethostbyname('me')};
+ eval {my($test) = gethostbyname('me')}; # returns 'me' on most systems
if ($@) { return $host = $ENV{'SYS$NODE'}; }
# method 3 - has someone else done the job already? It's common for the