[CFR] reflect resolv.conf update to running application
Matthew N. Dodd
mdodd at FreeBSD.ORG
Sat Aug 27 00:29:43 GMT 2005
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.
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