/etc/dnsrewrite usage poll
Laurent Bercot <[email protected]> Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:38:10 +0200
| Newsgroups | gmane.network.djbdns |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Hello, djbdns implements an elaborate qualification mechanism, described at <URL: http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/qualify.html >, using a djbdns-specific file named /etc/dnsrewrite (or another file named in the DNSREWRITE environment variable). Given the complexity of the stuff, and the wide usage of the "standard" alternative (simply using 'domain' and 'search' lines in /etc/resolv.conf to get an elementary qualification mechanism), my first reaction as a programmer is "It's too complex for what it does". But I'm not using DNS heavily enough to need the /etc/dnsrewrite features, and DJB rarely forfeits simplicity without a good reason. So, I would like to know, from users' viewpoints, how useful this really is. If you, as an administrator (or programmer) who uses djbdns, have use for the /etc/dnsrewrite qualification mechanism, please post (or e-mail me if you don't want it to be public for any reason): - what are you using /etc/dnsrewrite for ? - what does it allow you to accomplish that basic /etc/resolv.conf-based qualification does not ? - is /etc/dnsrewrite the perfect tool for your needs, or would you design it differently if you could ? Thank you, -- Laurent