resolv.conf : What applications will be affected..

[Kevin Darcy]

blrmaani wrote:

>Sorry if this question is a repeat.
>
>I would like to know what applications are affected
>because of the changes in resolv.conf
>  
>
Everything that uses DNS and does not have its own built-in resolver. 
This set includes everything that uses the generic lookup get*by* (e.g. 
gethostbyname()), where the system is configured to use DNS as one 
source of name resolution through /etc/nsswitch.conf or the equivalent.

>A detailed analysis will be of great help.
>
Why? Is this a homework assignment? "Everything on the box that uses DNS 
in stub-resolver mode" should be a sufficient answer to the question, 
for all real-world, practical purposes...

                                                                         
                                                            - Kevin