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Date:      Sun, 11 Nov 2001 16:00:15 -0500
From:      Brian T.Schellenberger <bts@babbleon.org>
To:        "Louis A. Mamakos" <louie@TransSys.COM>, clefevre@citeweb.net
Cc:        freebsd-ports <freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG>, freebsd-emulation <freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG>, trevor@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: netscape 6.2 - unable to resolv hostnames
Message-ID:  <01111116001508.18530@i8k.babbleon.org>
In-Reply-To: <200111112011.fABKB6E38682@whizzo.transsys.com>
References:  <200111111919.fABJJsY10633@gits.dyndns.org> <200111112011.fABKB6E38682@whizzo.transsys.com>

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On Sunday 11 November 2001 15:11, Louis A. Mamakos wrote:
> The linux resolver really seems intent on having a
> /compat/linux/etc/resolv.conf file, even though the native resolver "does
> the right thing" without it.

Linux uses the Linux resolver, which is less "loose" about the format of the 
resolv.conf files.  All fields must be expclitly labeled; that is, the 
strings "search" and "nameserver" *mustI* apepar within the file.

Is that a posssible source of the difficulty?


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