[fbsd] possible patch for implementing split DNS

Jeremie Le Hen jeremie at le-hen.org
Mon Aug 28 21:50:19 UTC 2006


Julian,

On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 02:39:36PM -0700, Julian Elischer wrote:
> I need some processes to look elsewhere for DNS information from where 
> the rest
> of the system looks.. This patch seems to me a simple solution.
> We over-ride where the resolver looks for resolv.conf using an 
> environment variable.
> This would allow me to reset this to an application specific config file 
> that
> specifies a different server.

I like this idea, but don't you think the administrator might want
to be able to disable this functionnality for his users ?
Unless using a packet filter might suffice...

Regards,
-- 
Jeremie Le Hen
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