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Bug#182886: libc6: local hostnames containing a dot get forwarded outside when doing host-lookups.



On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 07:04:45PM +0100, Bernhard R. Link wrote:

> When having a resolv.conv with a line
> 
> search subdomain.domain.tld domain.tld
> 
> and doing a hostlookup, for example by
> 
> ping host.anothersubdomain
> 
> it sends dns-requests for
> 
> host.anothersubdomain.
> host.anothersubdomain.subdomain.domain.tld.
> host.anothersubdomain.domain.tld.

Does this still happen if you have a 'domain' line in resolv.conf?  I
believe this is its purpose.

-- 
 - mdz



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