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From: tom@tomqnx.com (Tom Torrance at home)
Subject: Re: named question
In-Reply-To: <199803131917.NAA25567@horton.iaces.com> from "Paul T. Root" at "Mar 13, 98 01:17:18 pm"
To: proot@horton.iaces.com (Paul T. Root)
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 07:59:44 -0500 (EST)
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> In a previous message, Ozz!!! said:
> > On Fri, 13 Mar 1998, Paul T. Root wrote:
> > 
> > > In a previous message, Tom Torrance at home said:
> > > > Pardon my ignorance, but...
> > > > 
> > > > How can I force named to look up my domain "tomqnx.com" before it checks "com".
> > > > My named thinks it is authoratative, but the rest of the internet does not
> > > > agree - I am behind a demand-dial ijppp connection. I particularly want
> > > > to block names like "mail" to be resolved locally, rather than forcing
> > > > a dial-up connection to do the DNS thing.
> > > > 
> > > > Please respond via e-mail, as I am not subscribed to "questions".
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks in advance!
> > > > 
> > > > Tom
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Sounds like a resolv.conf problem.
> > > 
> > > make sure it's correct:
> > > 
> > > domain tomqnx.com
> >   ^^^^^^
> > Maybe search tomqnx.com ???
> 
> Search is ok too, but search implies a list of more than one domain.
> search and domain override each other, which ever comes last is
> used. The first domain in the search list is set as the 'default domain' 
> 
It is definitely a named problem/feature, I believe. The DNS is local,
and search is set to "search tomqnx.com com". If I ping darkstar.tomqnx.com
which is a real computer, no dial is forced. If I ping "news", which is
not defined, a dial is forced to ask the forwarders for the address of
news.com (eliminate this with the search command).

Then the problem:
It asks the forwarders for the address of "news." which is the nasty thing.

It is this last recursion that I would like to eliminate.

Is this possible?

Regards,
Tom


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