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"H.J. Lu" wrote: > > >>>>> H J Lu writes: > > > > > I was wondering why nscd was only needed for NIS/NIS+. As far as I can > > > tell, it is also useful for DNS. Did I miss something? > > > > The description predates AFAIK the addition of host lookup to nscd and > > should be updated. > > > > You can use nscd for caching DNS queries. Most nameserver setups > > include already a caching name server. Therefore you've got to decide > > who caches the DNS queries: named, nscd - or both. > > The things I like in nscd are unix domain socket and multi-thread. As I understand it, nscd doesn't use the DNS TTL data, and so is inferior to a caching BIND. Therefore it is better to avoid it if you are using DNS. Jifl -- Cygnus Solutions, 35 Cambridge Place, Cambridge, UK. Tel: +44 (1223) 728762 "I used to have an open mind but || Get yer free open source RTOS's here... my brains kept falling out." || http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ecos Help fight spam! http://spam.abuse.net/ These opinions are all my own fault
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