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Date:      Wed, 10 Nov 1999 16:14:10 -0500 (EST)
From:      Robert Watson <robert@cyrus.watson.org>
To:        G Muthukumar <muthu@wipro.wipsys.soft.net>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: BIND 8.2.x - IRS, newer resolver functions
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.991110161311.28884A-100000@fledge.watson.org>
In-Reply-To: <199911101356.TAA03656@wipro.wipsys.sequent.com>

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We should wait for BIND9, which will have quite a big change in resolver
interface (asynchronous support, threading, DNSsec, etc).  Jan 31 is the
date for the beta release.


On Wed, 10 Nov 1999, G Muthukumar wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> 	With the availability of BIND 8.2.x, is there any plan of integrating
> the newer resolver functions (e.g.: res_nquery as against the deprecated 
> res_query) & name resolution through IRS (instead of/in addition to 
> /etc/host.conf) into the standard library?
> 
> 	If this is not considered due to some valid reasons, would it be
> possible for me to get those reasons? Any pointers are also welcome.
> 
> Thanks,
> Muthu
> 
> 
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