On Jan 21 21:23, Pierre A. Humblet wrote: > There is another problem. If resolv.conf exists then minires and the cygwin > 1.7 > resolver default to using the name servers directly instead of using the > internal > Windows resolver. > That's useful to those who don't want to use the default dns server of > their isp, which > may offer a "DNS assistance" feature that maps non existent domains to a web > server operated by the ISP, while keeping dns assistance for their web > browser. > http://log.psi.cc/2008/03/02/how-to-disable-verizon-dns-assistance/ > http://netservices.verizon.net/portal/link/help/item?case=dns_assist_fios&partner=verizon&product=fios > > If it's a problem we can change the behavior of the cygwin 1.7 resolver to > require > more than the existence of resolv.conf to enable the bypass.
I don't think so. The above explained method sounds quite right to me. Thas't what I expect if an /etc/resolv.conf file exists and I'm sure that's what happens in BIND's resolver code as well. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat
