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From: jackv@turnkey.tcc.com (Jack F. Vogel)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail
Subject: sendmail resolver options
Message-ID: <1990Sep27.201736.4938@turnkey.tcc.com>
Date: 27 Sep 90 20:17:36 GMT
Reply-To: jackv@turnkey.TCC.COM (Jack F. Vogel)
Organization: Turnkey Computer Consultants, Westchester, CA
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I have a question that I hope someone out there might enlighten me on.
In the 5.61 as well as 5.64 code deliver.c just before it calls the
routine getmxrr() it is setting the resolver options as follows:

	_res.options &= ~(RES_DEFNAMES | RES_DNSRCH) 	/* XXX */

Notice the illuminating comment :-}. My question is why one would
want to do this, it means that the default domain name is not appended
to a fully unqualified hostname, nor is a search performed. I would
think one WOULD want these options on, is there something I am missing
here??

Any ideas welcome.

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Jack F. Vogel			jackv@locus.com
AIX370 Technical Support	       - or -
Locus Computing Corp.		jackv@turnkey.TCC.COM