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Re: nslookup - fails ...
Hi,
On Sun, 23 Feb 1997, Eddie Harari wrote:
> I am on the internet directly ,
> why should I need my isp nameserver to resolve names ???
> I want my computer to do it directly ...
You want your local computer to store the names for _all_ the computers on
the Internet??! BIND doesn't work that way, read some RFCs.
The purpose of named is to provide name-service for YOUR domain to people
from OUTSIDE. At most, you can set it up to cache DNS data. A standalone
station does not need named running, it just needs an entry in it's
/etc/resolv.conf.
Besides, what do you need to lookup names for when you're not online?
Bye,
-Yaron.