On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, Technical Support, Stalker Labs wrote: > Hello, > > On Thu, Oct 18, 2001, 13:09:52 GMT > Joe Laffey, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >I wondered if anyone (Dimitr?) knew how SIMS handles DNS caching. We run > >all our own DNS. I changed an MX record for a domain and it took a number > >of hours for SIMS to pick up the new MX record. The TTL of the original > >record was 860 seconds. Something tells me that SIMS ignores this TTL. > > SIMS does not do DNS stuff - it relies totally on the OpenTransport domain name >resolver. > > >Wouldn't it be best to honor the TTL? > > > >(The SIMS box is using one of our primary UN*X name servers so I know it > >was getting the right MX record the whole time.) > > Try restarting the SIMS machine - I believe that should flush OT DNR caches.
Yes, this does solve the problem immediately. However, being used to un*x machine with 100+ day uptimes rebooting seems draconian! Hmm... I wonder if there is a way to flush the cache programatically... -- Joe Laffey | Want to convert subnet masks between different LAFFEY Computer Imaging | notations, or figure the number of IPs in a block? St. Louis, MO | Whatmask-It's FREE - www.laffeycomputer.com/wm.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
