Subject: Re: DNS-SD in getaddrinfo()
To: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
From: Luke Mewburn <lukem@NetBSD.org>
List: tech-net
Date: 06/03/2004 14:28:00
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On Wed, Jun 02, 2004 at 09:33:55PM -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
  | > This would create a compatibility problem. better not to touch
  | > nsswitch.conf. any other file (or a sysctl var) could do.
  |=20
  | Create a compatibility problem with what? nsswitch.conf is a NetBSD
  | created file, and we have a perfect ability to alter it at will.

Our nsswitch.conf syntax was inspired by Solaris (at a user visible
level), and the Tru64 svc.conf stuff.

("inspired by Solaris" is probably not strong enough.=20
"syntax directly copied" would be more accurate.)

Cheers,
Luke.

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