From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 8 21:53:52 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01D26106566C for ; Sun, 8 Mar 2009 21:53:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dougb@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mail2.fluidhosting.com (mx22.fluidhosting.com [204.14.89.5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7FE858FC1B for ; Sun, 8 Mar 2009 21:53:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dougb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (qmail 7773 invoked by uid 399); 8 Mar 2009 21:27:10 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO lap.dougb.net) (dougb@dougbarton.us@127.0.0.1) by localhost with ESMTPAM; 8 Mar 2009 21:27:10 -0000 X-Originating-IP: 127.0.0.1 X-Sender: dougb@dougbarton.us Message-ID: <49B4382D.9010403@FreeBSD.org> Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:27:09 -0700 From: Doug Barton Organization: http://www.FreeBSD.org/ User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (X11/20090307) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Garrett Wollman References: <2fd864e0903020512i22b2c31fg487aaf37fed6398b@mail.gmail.com> <20090302.132522.-432836388.imp@bsdimp.com> <20090302233215.GA53763@duncan.reilly.home> <20090302.181513.1973603215.imp@bsdimp.com> <584bfc3f0903030833k70405609q7e2d3b28c8cf4c29@mail.gmail.com> <20090303180307.GA11134@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> <584bfc3f0903032212x25831c5bi35d9b637c1896e1d@mail.gmail.com> <7d6fde3d0903040004y1fcbb086i355cd0113717620b@mail.gmail.com> <20090304164953.GB1209@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> <49B397A4.8090508@gmail.com> <20090308180934.GA9147@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> <200903082046.n28Kkvfn005494@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <200903082046.n28Kkvfn005494@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 OpenPGP: id=D5B2F0FB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The rc.d mess strikes back X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:53:52 -0000 Garrett Wollman wrote: > I've generally solved this by hacking a little script into the order > just after named to hold back the boot until named is able to resolve > an external hostname. I've been following this thread (and thinking about your previous posts on this topic Garrett) and I'm starting to think that having this as an option in the base is the Right AnswerTM. Off hand I'd say that we would need options for what hostname to ping, and whether to use the local name server or just what's in resolv.conf, but that is trivial stuff. Can I trouble you to post your script? Doug -- This .signature sanitized for your protection