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Date:      Sun, 30 May 2004 22:26:40 -0500
From:      "adp" <dap99@i-55.com>
To:        "Giorgos Keramidas" <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Can I specify the resolver timeout?
Message-ID:  <016f01c446bf$29bdf7f0$6501a8c0@yourqqh4336axf>
References:  <036501c44668$3b35ef30$6501a8c0@yourqqh4336axf> <20040531031209.GA3089@gothmog.gr>

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I did in fact look at the manpage and did not find that option. I just
looked again and I still can't find it.

# man resolv.conf | grep -i timeout
# uname -r
4.10-BETA

Are you running FreeBSD 5.x perhaps?

If the option is available and my manpage is wrong then that's fine. Just
let me know. :)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Giorgos Keramidas" <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
To: "adp" <dap99@i-55.com>
Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 10:12 PM
Subject: Re: Can I specify the resolver timeout?


> On 2004-05-30 12:04, adp <dap99@i-55.com> wrote:
> > Is there a way to override this timeout value? I know it is possible
> > on other UNIX systems, such as AIX.
> >
> > Basically, we want to get a response within 3 seconds or the resolver
> > should try the second DNS server.
>
> Look at resolv.conf(5).  More specifically at the "options timeout"
option.
>
> - Giorgos
>
>



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