> named shouldn't be running with that resolv.conf. There are possible
> performance advantages in running named, in that it could be used as a local
> cache, but if you wanted to do that, you'd want the nameserver line to be
> 127.0.0.1, localhost so that you queried your nameserver, otherwise it would
> never be used.

Actually, I've read that setting it to 127.0.0.1 is a bad idea, it would 
be better to set it to your own IP address, assuming you have a static one.

> Then, you would probably want a forwarders line in named.boot to tell your
> running named to ask the real name server for the things you didn't already
> know (but then again, maybe you wouldn't :)
> 
> The simple client configuration is to have the resolv.conf as above, but not
> running named.

Sorry, you're right about this.  You don't actually need to be running 
named for the resolver to work.  It's a little late and I got named and 
BIND confused.

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Colin Wood                                      ender@is.rice.edu
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Information Technology Services                       Houston, TX