[thelist] LMHost file a Mac version...
James Spahr
james at designframe.com
Sat Jul 8 21:55:26 CDT 2000
on 7/8/00 12:34 PM, Greg Strange at gstrange at e-tsi.com wrote:
> I noticed in the article that their CNAMEs and their A records don't have
> trailing periods to denote that the address requested is a FQDN. It seems
> to me that the file was cause the DNR to bark because it doesn't have a
> $ORIGIN Record or an SOA record attached to the file. Is this what I am
> seeing or does the MacOS add the FQDN no matter the trailing period?
Gee, I don't know. :)
I'm guessing its just a simple lookup, and OT doesn't care. Example, here's
my hosts file:
-- start --
print.designframe.com A 192.168.0.7
lists.designframe.com A 192.168.0.7
asip.designframe.com A 192.168.0.2
-- end --
so when a resolve for 'asip.designframe.com' is processed OT knows its
'192.168.0.2'. I understand your concern, and the need for a trailing
period, but the hosts file isn't meant to be a full fledged local DNS.
Maybe in a weeks when the public X beta comes out, the story will be
different.
James.
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