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From: Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu>
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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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