[comp.sys.next] BIND question

eht@cs.cmu.edu (Eric Thayer) (05/13/89)

Ok, I was able to get 0.9 up and running with the standard modifications
that people have been mentioning here.  One thing which I haven't able
as yet to get a definitive answer on is why I can't type hostnames like:

   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?

Thanks!
...eric

gerrit@nova.cc.purdue.edu (Gerrit) (05/14/89)

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