resolv.conf

[paul j]

At 11:56 AM 6/23/2001, Paul Vixie wrote:
> > FreeBSD "man resolv.conf" makes no mention of options timeout:xx
> > and retry:xx.
>
>that resolver is way out of date, then.

Why am I NOT surprised...


> > Is there any way to set them from the named perspective?
>
>it depends.  named doesn't use the ones in resolv.conf, no matter whether
>the system's resolver supports them or not.  named manages its own timeouts.
>however, if you link your apps against the latest BIND resolver then they
>will start parsing the new options even if the system shared library's
>resolver doesn't understand them.

Best regards,
Paul Jacobs /Senior Network Eng.
Netpacq Systems Inc.
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