Mark Bixby wrote:
>
> Charlie Thomas writes:
> >
> > My question >>
> > I would also like to know if there is some mechanism, in the reslvcnf.net file
> > (or elsewhere)  to trigger in order to have
> > whatever name is found and resolved on the DNS server put in cache memory on the
> > HP3000 that made the request.
...
> You could install the BIND/iX DNS server on your 3000 so subsequent DNS queries
> (for previously cached information) wouldn't even have to go on your LAN.
>

Let me expand a bit on Mark's answer.  DNS (bind) can be run in cache only
mode, so that it isn't a primary or secondary (authoritative) server, it
simply caches locally the recently answered queries - speeds up a lot of
applications that do a lot of DNS lookups.  This is very simple to set up and
can be done independently of any other DNS administration on other machines
at a site.

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