make a table, and have cron update the contents of this table with the result of the latest resolved ip.
2013/3/15 Gilles LAMIRAL <[email protected]> > Hello, > > I need to use an hostname in a pf rule to allow a connection. > The hostname is needed because the resolution is dynamic, > it can change at any minute (TTL 60). > > Is there a flag to tell pf to resolve the name each time it tries to match > this part? > The domain name server is trusted and near/fast the pf host, > The rules are written so that this rule is not read often. > There's no no problem if pf slows down because of name resolution times. > I've seen I can do it with an anchor and a script flushing/adding the > hostname each minute or less, > I ask if there's a way less complicated and more understandable (reading > pf.conf). > > Thanks in advance. > > -- > Au revoir, 09 51 84 42 42 > Gilles Lamiral. France, Baulon (35580) 06 20 79 76 06 > > -- May the most significant bit of your life be positive.
