RE: resolv.conf

[Paul Jacobs <paul netpacq com>]

At 11:38 AM 2/1/99 -0600, you wrote:
>> 
>> Here is a copy of my resolv.conf
>> 
>> domain netpacq.net 
>> search ns3.netpacq.net  
>> nameserver 208.239.156.6 
>
>Well, that's an odd one. Do you really want your machine to look for hosts
>in the "ns3.netpacq.net" domain?

Yes, My logic is that I want it to resolve to it's self before going out to
the net.
It is a name server.

>
>The search line indicates what subdomains it searches. 
>
>If you typed in "telnet fred", it would try to do a lookup of
>"fred.ns3.netpacq.net".
>
>Generally, I set the search line to (for machine infinity.cc.umr.edu for
>example):
>
>domain cc.umr.edu
>search cc.umr.edu umr.edu
>
>If I have other local domains that are heavily used, I add them:

>domain cc.umr.edu
>search cc.umr.edu maem.umr.edu physics.umr.edu cs.umr.edu umr.edu

Hmm, I see I will try that.

Best regards,
Paul Jacobs
Commerce Service Provider (CSP)
Internet Presence Provider (IPP)
Streaming Video and MPEG
http://www.netpacq.com
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