Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!news.linkpendium.com!news.linkpendium.com!newsfeeds.ihug.co.nz!lust.ihug.co.nz!ihug.co.nz!not-for-mail From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: Nslookup Followup-To: comp.lang.java.programmer Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 13:07:22 +1200 Organization: Geek Central Lines: 17 Message-ID: References: <9973d98a-f6db-4908-8651-575affbfbdf4@q32g2000yqn.googlegroups.com> <5o34t6h6h57l2khevjmrptumkbpt3pe576@4ax.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 118-92-95-178.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8Bit X-Trace: lust.ihug.co.nz 1305680842 18752 118.92.95.178 (18 May 2011 01:07:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@ihug.co.nz NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 01:07:22 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: KNode/4.4.7 Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:4235 In message , Andreas Leitgeb wrote: > Now, whether a user decides to use the DNS offered by his ISP, or a > different one is not Roedy's business. My point exactly. > Finally, it is sometimes worthwhile to ask a particular non-default DNS > for a particular hostname without temporarily reconfiguring the system for > that particular DNS ... Essential for testing purposes, given how easy it is to stuff up BIND configs, for example. -- Lawrence “Been There, Done The Tech Support” D’Oliveiro