>(2)  The "lightweight resolver" method lets a threaded or non-threaded
>     application ask questions to get name->address or address->name
>     mappings.  The daemon that answers this must (currently) be
>     listening on 127.0.0.1, and requires threads.

i think this is the part i was hung up on.  solaris's nscd fits in
here, and uses doors.  has anyone else ever used doors?

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