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  From: Richard Russell <richard@yellowgoanna.com>
  To  : Mark Newton <newton@atdot.dotat.org>
  Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 16:10:47 +0930

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

Mark Newton writes: 

<snip> 

> 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.

Ah. OK. That could explain it. <restarts apache, fingers crossed> ... ok, 
can't get to the page now... <edits /etc/hosts> ... ok, fixed... 

thanks... that makes sense now... 

>  > 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)

isn't that what nsswitch.conf is for? or is this a historic thing, like a 
file to do what the hosts: line in nsswitch.conf does? 

Thanks, BTW :) 

rr 


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