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  From: Mark Newton <newton@atdot.dotat.org>
  To  : Richard Russell <richard@yellowgoanna.com>
  Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 15:28:18 +0930

Re: Apache reverse proxy -- why does this even work?

On Wed, Apr 30, 2003 at 03:23:55PM +0930, Richard Russell wrote:

 > Is it possible that when it started, it loaded /etc/resolv.conf into memory, 
 > and since then, this local nameserver (which isn't 127.0.0.1, by the way -- 
 > it's the internal interface, 192.168.x.y) was commented out of 
 > /etc/resolv.conf, but the process still has it cached somehow? 
 
The resolver only reads /etc/resolv.conf when the res_init() call is
made, usually pretty close to process startup.  Processes won't magically
see changes to resolv.conf.

 > There is no man page for it. Anyone know if that could be affecting 
 > anything? 

That's just describing which nameservices your system should use, and
in which order (i.e., would a hostname in /etc/hosts override a DNS 
name or vice versa?  Should NIS or NIS+ be queried?  That kind of thing)

  - mark

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