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Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:42:54 +1100
Subject: Re: bad httplib latency due to IPv6 use
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On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> wrote:
> One likely path is to check in /etc/nsswitch.conf to see what data
> sources the resolver should consult.  On the box I'm using at the
> moment, it says:
>
> hosts:          files dns

This is true on Linux, and presumably on various other Unices, but the
OP is on Windows. I think it's hard-coded on Windows to just use the
hosts file and then DNS.

ChrisA