> Sendmail or other network items during the boot, yet
> not miss any package that I want to have -- which includes
> *every* single package that isn't detrimental to the proper
> functioning of a stand-alone box.

After you get the machine installed w/ sendmail let it boot. It'll take
a couple of minutes but it *will* work. Then edit /etc/hosts and
/etc/sysconfig/network and change "localhost" to "localhost.localdomain"
wherever it appears and reboot. That should fix the problems you're seeing.

Erik

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