Jim Wowchuk ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
: [snip...]
: This is an either/or situation.  If you enable RESLVCNF then HP networking
: will no longer look in the HOSTS file.  If RESLVCNF does not exist (is not
: enabled) then HP networking will look in the HOSTS file (if it exists).
 
: Some months ago I had discussions with some of the networking lab people,
: suggesting that it would be useful to enable a name search to use *both*,
: perhaps in a user-defined sequence - much like can be done with WRQ's RNS.
: I've seen problems on particularly large DNS sites, where getting a new DNS
: entry established can take days, if not weeks.  If the System Manager could
: simply add it to their HOSTS file, they could be working in minutes.
 
: HP's answer? "That would be an enhancement request, and would need to go
: through the normal channels and protocols for evaluation, resource
: allocation and scheduling!".  I think that's a "No.".
 
- Agree (partially).  That probably reads "no".  However, another piece of
  information that I have been told is that the DNS client code on HP3000
  was a direct port from HP-UX.  Since that code does not use hosts for
  fallback in case of DNS request fails - it was not modified for MPE to
  do so.  I don't know whether this holds true for HP-UX but I would be
  interested in finding out.  I support Jim's assesment, I think it would
  be a very nice feature and make network changes faster and easier.
 
:~| Eero - HP CSY lab.