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+#============================================================= -*-perl-*-
+#
+# Host file list for BackupPC.
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+# This file lists all the hosts that should be backed up by
+# BackupPC.
+#
+# Each line in the hosts file contains three fields, separated
+# by white space:
+#
+# - The host name. If this host is a static IP address this
+# must the machine's IP host name (ie: something that can
+# be looked up using nslookup or DSN). If this is a DHCP
+# host then the host name must be the netbios name of the
+# machine.
+#
+# - DHCP flag. Set to 0 if this is a static IP address host.
+# Otherwise, set to 1 for DHCP hosts.
+#
+# - User name (unix login/email name) of the user who "owns"
+# or uses this machine. This is the user who will be sent
+# email about this machine, and this user will have permission
+# to stop/start/browse/restore backups for this host.
+#
+# AUTHOR
+# Craig Barratt <craig@arraycomm.com>
+#
+# COPYRIGHT
+# Copyright (C) 2001 Craig Barratt
+#
+# See http://backuppc.sourceforge.net.
+#
+#========================================================================
+
+#
+# The first non-comment line gives the field names and should not be edited!!
+#
+host dhcp user # <--- do not edit this line
+#farside 0 craig # <--- example static IP host entry
+#larson 1 bill # <--- example DHCP host entry