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Date:      Fri, 26 Sep 1997 03:14:08 -0700
From:      Don Lewis <Don.Lewis@tsc.tdk.com>
To:        Tom <tom@uniserve.com>, John Hay <jhay@mikom.csir.co.za>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: [Q] 2.2.5 bind release
Message-ID:  <199709261014.DAA20428@salsa.gv.tsc.tdk.com>
In-Reply-To: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> "Re: [Q] 2.2.5 bind release" (Sep 25, 11:59pm)

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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.



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