newbie question

[Barry Margolin]

In article <394cbabf.2208387 at news.vnumail.com>,
Michel Marcon <NOSPAM.michel.marcon at vnumail.com> wrote:
>Hi (surprised...)
>
>On 16 Jun 2000 13:34:53 -0700, Barry Margolin <barmar at genuity.net>
>wrote:

>>I've never been anywhere that didn't configure their machines so you could
>>use unqualified names for hosts on the local network.  I don't think anyone
>>is confused by it, any more than they're confused about not having to dial
>>the local area code on the phone.

>OK Barry. But what about the use of the 'search' directive in
>resolv.conf ? Isn't it made exactly for this type of user-behavior ?

Yes.  I'm not the one who was campaigning against using the "search" and
"domain" directives.  My message that you quoted above says that most sites
*do* do this.

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Barry Margolin, barmar at genuity.net
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