TCP/UDP for queries in BIND

Kevin Darcy kcd at daimlerchrysler.com
Wed Aug 8 23:07:32 UTC 2001


Barry Margolin wrote:

> In article <9ksdol$ndi at pub3.rc.vix.com>,
> Kevin Darcy  <kcd at daimlerchrysler.com> wrote:
> >
> >Barry Margolin wrote:
> >
> >> In article <9kpq11$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.
>
> But that doesn't mean it has "nothing to do with BIND".  From the context
> of your message, you seemed to be equating BIND with named.

All right, so maybe I should have said "nothing *specifically* to do with BIND".
Acceptable?


- Kevin





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