Hi I set a search list in /etc/resolv.conf it looks like domain abc.com search . abc.com def.com ghi.com when i use nslookup, there r some problems. nslookup >set all debug d2 domain=abc.com srchlist=./abc.com/def.com/ghi.com >xyz it only tried xyz, xyz., why didnot it try append the domain of other three? the BIND version is 822-P5 Thanx. -- Zhigang Cui