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From: Bill Paul <wpaul>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libc/net ns_name.c ns_netint.c ns_parse.c         ns_print.c ns_ttl.c res_mkupdate.c res_update.c Makefi
In-Reply-To: <19980611223030.A20569@keltia.freenix.fr> from Ollivier Robert at "Jun 11, 98 10:30:30 pm"
To: roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert)
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 13:47:18 -0700 (PDT)
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> According to Bill Paul:
> > This would not only let us get rid of /etc/host.conf, it would give
> 
> Does the IRS code has an equivalent of host.conf ? host.conf is useful to
> specify "host" before "bind" (when you're not connected full-time).

Yes, that's why I brought it up. Look at the BIND source code and you'll see.
You can specify files, bind, nis, and probably some other things. If you
don't specify anything. it chooses a default.

> Does the IRS support a "nsswitch.conf" file ?

No, it has an /etc/irs.conf file, but it does the same thing.

-Bill

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