Re: [squid-users] dns lookups

From: "Henrik Nordstrom":

> On Wed, 11 May 2005, D & E Radel wrote:
>
>> I added the append_domain option in Squid. This worked, however not
>> without problems. We have *two* domains with lengthy names. When using
>> append_domain, it blindly adds the single domain suffix to any computer
>> name without dots. If the computer is a member of another Whereas what I
>> need is a correct DNS lookup search because of our two domains. If one
>> DNS lookup fails, try the next domain suffix, etc.
>>
>> Is this do-able?
>
> You can do this with the help of a redirector. When seeing a request for a
> simple host name, make a DNS lookup to find the full hostname and then
> return a redirect to the full URL.
>
> Regards
> Henrik

Do you mean that I should use "cache_dns_program" feature in my squid.conf?
If so, what is the standard Linux dns program that I should call (if there
is a standard one). I am using Debian "Sarge".

Cheers,
Dietrich
Received on Wed May 11 2005 - 14:23:01 MDT