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Re: ifupdown writes to /etc... a bug?



On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 11:18:01AM +0200, Emile van Bergen wrote:
> > Even an include directive would not solve the need of restarting
> > programs after changing nets. Who volunteers to write a save
> > reliablle forwarder, so that 127.0.0.1 can be put in there and 
> > dhcp-clients only have to cange the forwarders file and send a sighup?
> 
> Just run a local cache like djbdns' dnscache, and forget the forwarding
> altogether. That way you don't even need the HUP.

	Not all networks

	1) allow direct outgoing DNS traffic

	2) even have a default route on all hosts/routers


	The forwarding version has more chances to work.

	I'm fiddling with twisted's DNS resolver for my own use.

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