The state of resolv.conf

Simo Sorce ssorce at redhat.com
Thu Sep 18 20:29:55 UTC 2008


On Wed, 2008-09-17 at 08:29 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote:
> Simo Sorce wrote:
> > > 
> >> So the answer seems to be that glibc will not change it's simple
> >> internal resolver (which has more limitations than just noticing
> >> resolv.conf changes), but the recommendation is that lwresd or a local
> >> caching nameserver be used for more complex DNS setups.
> > 
> > A caching nameserver that can be instructed what to do when conditions
> > change is what we really need.
> 
> Isn't it a little late to redesign the internet so names and addressing 
> aren't delegated hierarchically?

What would this mean ?

But let me ask a question in your own style: do you understand the
difference between a normal DNS server and a local cache ?

Simo.

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Simo Sorce * Red Hat, Inc * New York




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