Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 21:41:12 +0200 (MET DST) From: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl> To: sthaug@nethelp.no Cc: grog@lemis.com, kpneal@pobox.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why not DNS (was: nfs startup - perhaps it is a problem) Message-ID: <199709151941.VAA01851@yedi.iaf.nl> In-Reply-To: <23807.874303967@verdi.nethelp.no> from "sthaug@nethelp.no" at Sep 15, 97 08:12:47 am
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As sthaug@nethelp.no wrote... > > If you have a name server, you don't need resolv.conf. > > > > > You know exactly what "lookup file bind" does, and it does exactly > > > what you want in this situation. > > > > It keeps your host names consistent across the local net? It caches > > name server lookups across your slow Internet connection? > > > > named is your friend. [snip] > As far as I know, all modern Unixes have the possibility of using > several different methods for host name lookups. I see no reason why > such useful functionality which is already in FreeBSD should be > removed. Hear hear. It has also served my quite well multiple times, so IMHO there is nothing to be gained in removing it. Please remember people who are not on dirt cheap US T1 links... Wilko _ ____________________________________________________________________ | / o / / _ Bulte email: wilko@yedi.iaf.nl http://www.tcja.nl/~wilko |/|/ / / /( (_) Arnhem, The Netherlands - Do, or do not. There is no 'try' ----------------------------------------------------------------------Yoda
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