In article <199905310004.KAA09777@wombat.cs.rmit.edu.au>,
	Luke Mewburn <lukem@goanna.cs.rmit.edu.au> writes:
> IMHO, if /etc/hosts is so large that there's a performance hit, run a
> local named (even if it's just a faked up domain), and let named's
> database engine do the work for you.

Good point.

> 	- DNS returns all matches but generally doesn't return any
> 	  aliases.

If you resolve a CNAME you will get the real name and an alias.

	Regards

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