[KLUG Members] SuSE, Zeroconf, and the 'local' Domain

[Andrew Thompson]

On Wed, 2004-09-29 at 22:52, Robert G. Brown wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 22:46:33 -0400, Andrew Thompson wrote:
> 
> 
> >So, what does this have to do with the 'local' domain? Just this:
> >instead of resolving it through the regular channels, SuSE's resolver
> >library tries multicast DNS instead, as noted above. As near as I can
> >tell, this is NOT a configurable option; it's written right into the
> >resolver library, and that's that.
> 
> That's NOT that...
> 
> Find the source code you find objectionable, comment it out, and rebuild.
> OK, maybe it's not THAT simple, but OSS allows this sort of flexibility.

Well, that's what I was hoping to do, which brought me to the final
(badly presented) question: where the hell IS it? Anyone know which is
the resolver library? (still need to figure out where the source
packages are...)

> Better yet, make it configurable, and submit your patch. 

Again, a brilliant idea, after I've figured out how to turn it off
completely. :)

> EVEN better yet, hire me to do it! :))

Yah, but I ain't got THAT kinda money. Yet. =)

-- 
Andrew Thompson <tempes at ameritech.net>
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