Please keep in mind that there is ns cache on some platforms already (solaris nscd etc), so this feature should be possible to be switched off.
toomas > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Simo Sorce > Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 11:03 AM > To: Tim Potter > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Proposed patch for DNS and name resolution > related problems inappliance branch > > > On Mon, 2002-07-01 at 03:55, Tim Potter wrote: > > > I know Jeremy initially wasn't keen on the resolve/retry > stuff going > > in to HEAD but maybe in the context of optimising name > resolution he > > will change his mind. (-: > > > > I heartedly agree. > We need some kind of DNS caching both of positive and > negative results. Samba is yet overcomplicated sometimes due > to stupid NetBIOS habbits, and adding mis-configured DNS > headaches to administrator is just foul. > > It would perhaps be very interesting tough to make an > independent module that can be reused by other apps too, > something like an advanced resolver. Only one thing, be sure > not to cache which are DNS servers. I hate very much > applications (like galeon or mozilla) that do not mind > checcking if resolv.conf has changed, and stop working when I > move my notebook from a network to another one, or when I > connect to a different provider. > > Simo. > > -- > Simo Sorce > ---------- > Una scelta di liberta': Software Libero. > A choice of freedom: Free Software. http://www.softwarelibero.it >
