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   XPost: comp.protocols.misc, comp.sources.d   
   From: gah@ugcs.caltech.edu   
      
   In comp.protocols.tcp-ip KP Bhat  wrote:   
      
   > I have a question regarding DNS.  My experience has been that DNS   
   > servers always automatically combine a unqualified hostname with the   
   > default domain name in order to determine the fully qualified domain   
   > name.  Is this behavior specified in some RFC, or is this just how the   
   > DNS Servers are implemented?  If this is specified in some RFC, can   
   > someone kindly provide a reference?  If not, do we know of any DNS   
   > implementations for which this behavior does not hold?   
      
   As far as I know, DNS servers never do that.   
      
   DNS clients have a list of domains to append to the supplied name,   
   and will request the qualified name in turn, followed by the   
   name as given.   
      
   For unix, this is part of the resolver, specified in the   
   /etc/resolv.conf file.   
      
   Also, DHCP servers can supply the list of domains to a DHCP client.   
   IF you DNS server is also a DHCP server, then look in the DHCP   
   configuration.   
      
   -- glen   
      
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