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From: gerrit@nova.cc.purdue.edu (Gerrit)
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Subject: Re: BIND question
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Date: 14 May 89 00:32:35 GMT
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In article <gYP5H5C00j86NZVXAe@cs.cmu.edu> eht@cs.cmu.edu (Eric Thayer) writes:
>
>   ["f.word.cs" when "cmu.edu" is the domain set up in /etc/resolv.conf ]
> Is having/not having this capability a of the nameserver specified in
> /etc/resolv.conf or is not available or is because of some ignorance
> on my part?

This is because the NeXT is running a somewhat older version of the BIND
library routines.  I've sent in my bug report asking that the pick up the
newest release; you may want to do the same.

Gerrit Huizenga
NeXT Workstation Support
Purdue University Computing Center
gerrit@mentor.cc.purdue.edu