At Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:13:25 -0800, Edward Buck wrote: > I guess the problem then is in the ipv6 support and how it implements > domains in the search path. Instead of doing ipv6, then ipv4 for > mx1.hotmail.com, it runs through all possible ipv6 queries, including > exhausting all domains in the search path, before ipv4 queries are > attempted. That seems (is) really inefficient. As a result of ipv6 > supports, DNS queries have tripled on systems with two domains in their > search path. > > Okay, perhaps this isn't a bug. It's just ipv6 hell. I guess the answer to this problem for you is to just disable ipv6 (unless you need it) - blacklisting the kernel module(s) ought to do it, although there may be some other parts I am unaware of. HTH, and take care, -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ,''`. Stephen Gran | | : :' : sgran@debian.org | | `. `' Debian user, admin, and developer | | `- http://www.debian.org | -----------------------------------------------------------------
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