I have created an issue to track this: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8228580
> Hello list > > Have you ever considered the problem reported here: > > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14603553/dns-query-freezes-with-dnscontextfactory-in-java > > > A DNS query gets stuck easily if read timeout is not set on the > socket. The proposed solution is trivial. I can author the change, if > I can have it sponsored. > > > -- > Milan Mimica