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From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
To: Patrick Thomas <root@utility.clubscholarship.com>
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Subject: Re: resolver workaround conceptually possible ?
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a real workaround means:

setting resolver.conf to point to 127.0.0.1
running a local copy of bind-9 as a forwarding server.
bind-9 rebuilds requests and answers it forwards..
bind-8 just passes them through.


On Tue, 16 Jul 2002, Patrick Thomas wrote:

> 
> I am under the impression that at this time there is no workaround for the
> resolver problem - you are forced to reinstall or upgrade.
> 
> I am curious though, is it at least conceptually possible that there could
> be a workaround ?  If so, what would it entail ?
> 
> thanks - pt
> 
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