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Date:      Fri, 26 Sep 1997 11:25:52 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Tom <tom@uniserve.com>
To:        Don Lewis <Don.Lewis@tsc.tdk.com>
Cc:        John Hay <jhay@mikom.csir.co.za>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [Q] 2.2.5 bind release
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970926112434.17945B-100000@shell.uniserve.com>
In-Reply-To: <199709261014.DAA20428@salsa.gv.tsc.tdk.com>

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On Fri, 26 Sep 1997, Don Lewis wrote:

> On Sep 25, 11:59pm, Tom wrote:
> } Subject: Re: [Q] 2.2.5 bind release
> 
> }   4.9.6 resolver does not use /etc/host.conf or /etc/hosts, yet the
> } FreeBSD resolver does.  The FreeBSD resolver is also capable of using
> } NIS host maps.  The FreeBSD resolver seems to similar to resolv+
> } with various other addons bolted on it (NIS host maps for one, as resolv+
> } as DNS-only).
> 
> I think the BIND 8.1.1 resolver has this stuff as well.  I haven't had
> the time to examine it closely.

  Perhaps, but not the 4.9.x resolver certainly didn't.  Paul Vixie wanted
the resolver library to clean and simple in 4.9.x

Tom




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