Re: [CFR] reflect resolv.conf update to running application

From: Brooks Davis (brooks_at_one-eyed-alien.net)
Date: 08/27/05

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    Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:41:53 -0700
To: "Matthew N. Dodd" <mdodd@freebsd.org>

    On Fri, Aug 26, 2005 at 08:29:39PM -0400, Matthew N. Dodd wrote:
    > On Sat, 20 Aug 2005, Hajimu UMEMOTO wrote:
    > >Our resolver reads resolv.conf once, and never re-read it. Recent
    > >OpenBSD changed to re-read resolv.conf when it is updated. I believe it
    > >is useful specially for mobile environment.
    >
    > The more useful solution is to run a local caching nameserver that
    > forwards to the DHCP or location specific nameservers.
    >
    > I've got modifications to dhclient-script and a Makefile in /etc/namedb/
    > that implement this behavior. I'll clean it up for public consumption if
    > others are interested.

    Sounds useful to me.

    -- Brooks 

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