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From: Brian T.Schellenberger <bts@babbleon.org>
To: "Louis A. Mamakos" <louie@TransSys.COM>, clefevre@citeweb.net
Subject: Re: netscape 6.2 - unable to resolv hostnames
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 16:00:15 -0500
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On Sunday 11 November 2001 15:11, Louis A. Mamakos wrote:
> The linux resolver really seems intent on having a
> /compat/linux/etc/resolv.conf file, even though the native resolver "does
> the right thing" without it.

Linux uses the Linux resolver, which is less "loose" about the format of the 
resolv.conf files.  All fields must be expclitly labeled; that is, the 
strings "search" and "nameserver" *mustI* apepar within the file.

Is that a posssible source of the difficulty?


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