Subject: Re: Netscape v2.0 (SunOS 4.1.3_U1) version
To: None <port-sparc@NetBSD.ORG>
From: None <patton@sysnet.net>
List: port-sparc
Date: 02/08/1996 19:18:32
** Reply to note from Greg Earle <earle@isolar.Tujunga.CA.US> 02/08/96 05:49am -0800

 > P.S. I have seen amazingly long delays in name resolution via dns when  
> > using the dns versions of the Netscape browser.  Is Netscape doing  
> > something unusual in their SunOS versions such that it has a difficult  
> > time talking to bind 4.9.2 resolvers running under SunOS and rebuilt  
> > shared C libraries?
> 
> Well, Netscape - netscape_dns - is undoubtedly statically linked against
> the SunOS 4.1.3_U1 libresolv.a, which is as old as the hills (circa 4.8.1).
> Maybe there's some problem there?  I use an "old style" /etc/resolv.conf,
> and don't seem to have much of a problem with this ...
> 
> 	- Greg

could you send me your 'old style' /etc/resolv.conf?  I'd appreciate it very much.