The latest NSRxxxx patch for MPE 6.5/7.0/7.5 adds support for an NSSWITCH file,
though I confess I have never had to use this functionality on MPE.
- Mark B.
Paul Brooks wrote:
> It has always been a limitation on the HP3000 that when one places a
> 'nameserver' entry in the RESLVCNF.NET.SYS file, then the HOSTS.NET.SYS file
> is not searched after no-find (if the DNS server replies in any way). On a
> HP9000 and unix in general there is a NSSWITCH file that will allow the
> HOSTS file to be searched after the RESLVCNF file.
> Any new ways around this problem on the 3000?
> Thanks - Paul Brooks
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