[plug] Couple of strange ones..

[Garth Atkinson]

Christian wrote:
> 
> Brad Campbell wrote:
> 
> > Is there any way to tell named to query the local hosts file as well?
> > I can't seem to locate it in the docs.. tho I have been known to be
> > blind at times..
> 
> I would like to know this too. :)  For memory, OpenBSD (probably other
> BSDs) includes a directive in /etc/resolv.conf to allow you to tell the
> resolver to look in the /etc/hosts file before attempting to query a
> nameserver - I haven't been able to find any Linux equivalent... (sorry,

Doesnt the /etc/resolv.conf 'order' directive achieve this?
eg. 

# search /etc/hosts first, then DNS lookup...
order hosts,bind

Or has it use been discontinued?

Garth