[CFR] reflect resolv.conf update to running application

[Brooks Davis]

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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