localhost name lookup

Nick Tait nick at tait.net.nz
Tue Jan 14 20:36:33 UTC 2025


On 15/01/2025 4:56 am, Lee wrote:
> Should bind answer when asked for an A record for random.name.localhost?
>
> If so, does the ISC ship a db.local with a wildcard - eg.
>    --- cut here ---
> @       IN      NS      localhost.
> @       IN      A       127.0.0.1
> @       IN      AAAA    ::1
>
> *       IN      A       127.0.0.1
>          IN      AAAA    ::1
>    --- cut here ---
>
> to answer for any .localhost name?
>
> In other words, should I submit a bug report to the Debian bind
> maintainers or ISC?
My 2 cents worth: I think this sounds like a worthwhile feature.


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