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Subject: Re: I want to discuss hostname resolution (+bug report)
From: jonc@status.gen.nz (Jon Clarke)
Date: 6 Oct 93 19:37:24 GMT
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Jim Pitts (pitts@bigbang.astro.indiana.edu) wrote:

: --------------------------------
: ;
: ; BIND data file.
: ;
: domain .
: nameserver 129.79.1.9
: nameserver 129.79.1.15
: nameserver 129.79.254.192
: --------------------------------

: Of course, you will have to put the IP addresses of your local nameservers
: in here.  The machine will look in the /etc/hosts first to resolv names.
: If it is not there it goes to the first 'nameserver' listed, then the
: second, then the third, etc.

: You might know all thi already, but I mention it for the benifit of those
: who don't (and to my benifit if I am incorrect in my understanding).

Jim my /etc/resolv.conf looks like this and I do have named running

-------->

domain status.gen.nz
hostresorder bind local
nameserver 202.14.100.1
nameserver 130.217.64.3

------->

This is on 386bsd with the patchkits.  I also have localhost. and localhost
setup in my named server as well.     

regards

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