Peter Knapper wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:

 RJT> Do I need a "hosts" file or something similar on the OS/2 box?

 PK> Yep, without a DNS as reference you need to provide manual 
 PK> mapping of names to IP addresses. Go into the TCP/IP 
 PK> Configuration utility and select the HOSTNAMES Tab. Go to PAGE 
 PK> 2 of HOSTNAMES, and ADD an entry for the host you wish to 
 PK> contact. Make sure the "Look though HOSTS list before going to 
 PK> nameserver box is checked, save that and you should be away.

Got it.  Though I would have been just as willing to create a small text file
in the proper directory (once I knew where the proper directory _was_ :-) as
someone else suggested.

And,  testing it out just now,  it works,  too.

Now,  if I can just get this notebook to stop pestering me about autostarting
sendmail on my way out...

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