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Date:      Mon, 28 Aug 2006 23:50:48 +0200
From:      Jeremie Le Hen <jeremie@le-hen.org>
To:        Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
Cc:        FreeBSD Net <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: [fbsd] possible patch for implementing split DNS
Message-ID:  <20060828215048.GB15761@obiwan.tataz.chchile.org>
In-Reply-To: <44EF6E18.6090905@elischer.org>
References:  <44EF6E18.6090905@elischer.org>

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Julian,

On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 02:39:36PM -0700, Julian Elischer wrote:
> I need some processes to look elsewhere for DNS information from where 
> the rest
> of the system looks.. This patch seems to me a simple solution.
> We over-ride where the resolver looks for resolv.conf using an 
> environment variable.
> This would allow me to reset this to an application specific config file 
> that
> specifies a different server.

I like this idea, but don't you think the administrator might want
to be able to disable this functionnality for his users ?
Unless using a packet filter might suffice...

Regards,
-- 
Jeremie Le Hen
< jeremie at le-hen dot org >< ttz at chchile dot org >



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