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Date:      Thu, 1 Feb 2001 10:16:12 -0500 (EST)
From:      Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu>
To:        Matt Dillon <dillon@earth.backplane.com>
Cc:        freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-01:18.bind
Message-ID:  <200102011516.KAA75989@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <200102010758.f117wlJ26496@earth.backplane.com>
References:  <20010131140447.E26076@fw.wintelcom.net> <Pine.BSF.4.31.0101311447150.729-100000@localhost> <20010131145423.H26076@fw.wintelcom.net> <200101312305.f0VN5vJ19469@earth.backplane.com> <20010131151531.I26076@fw.wintelcom.net> <200101312327.f0VNRPv20077@earth.backplane.com> <20010131233028.S91447@rfx-216-196-73-168.users.reflex> <200102010758.f117wlJ26496@earth.backplane.com>

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<<On Wed, 31 Jan 2001 23:58:48 -0800 (PST), Matt Dillon <dillon@earth.backplane.com> said:

>     server.  If you think specifying multiple recursive servers in 
>     /etc/resolv.conf will save a heavily loaded host, like a mail box, you
>     will be in for one hellofa surprise when your primary resolver goes down!

A ``heavily loaded host'' should only have one nameserver entry in
/etc/resolv.conf: 127.0.0.1.

-GAWollman



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