TCP/UDP for queries in BIND

Kevin Darcy kcd at daimlerchrysler.com
Wed Aug 8 21:58:24 UTC 2001


Barry Margolin wrote:

> In article <9kpq11$qr at pub3.rc.vix.com>,
> Kevin Darcy  <kcd at daimlerchrysler.com> wrote:
> >If you're talking about queries sent from a stub resolver to a nameserver,
> >then it's up to the resolver whether it uses TCP or UDP. This really has
> >nothing to do with BIND.
>
> BIND consists of both a resolver and a server.  Most Unix systems'
> resolvers are derived from the BIND resolver.

Sure, but the choice of whether to use UDP or TCP for a given query is part of the
resolver API. It's not a BIND-specific "option" as the original question was
framed.


- Kevin





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