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From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
To: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com>
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        Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>, hackers@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: BSDI netscape and name resolving
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> > > I have run into a problem with the BSDI version of netscape and
> > > name resolving. 
> > 
> > the BSD/OS version of Netscape appears to ignore /etc/host.conf and 
> > wants to talk to a nameserver.  You will need to run a forwarding 
> > nameserver on your firewall (or somewhere else) to be able to use it
> > to resolve external hosts.
> 
>   Yes.  This is feature of our hacked resolver.  The BIND 4.9.3
> resolver (4.9.2 too?) and higher doesn't look at /etc/hosts at all.
> FreeBSD appears to use a hacked resolv+ resolver?

It uses a hacked BIND 4.9.4 (?) with the addition of /etc/host.conf from
resolv+, which is IMHO a *very* useful feature I wish Paul would add to
BIND.




Nate