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From: Craig_Everhart@TRANSARC.COM
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains
Subject: Re: questionable resolver code
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Date: 10 Aug 90 15:48:24 GMT
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The code in question allows you to type ``foobar.ee'' from host
``jimi.cs.unlv.edu'' to contact ``foobar.ee.unlv.edu''.  The extra
queries (e.g.) (foobar.ee.cs.unlv.edu) are generally confined to the
local network.

I've taught myself to append a dot to fully-qualified domains in
resolver-lookup contexts such as ping or telnet, but omit the trailing
dot for mail addresses.

The cost of the extra lookups seems small, given that they're local.

		Craig