Re: squid runs but client does not receive data

Jinsong Zhao wrote:

> Dancer,
>
> Thanks very much for your help. After I create the /etc/resolv.conf,
> squid runs very well now. I'm not familiar with squid internal code,
> but it seems squid does not rely on NIS, rather, it uses the lines in
> resolv.conf to figure out the nameserver. Further, it seems squid
> ignores the "search ..." line in the resolv.conf. Therefore, in the
> company intranet, one cannot http://www/ instead of use
> http://www.company.com. Therefore, my experience suggests two
> improvements:
>
> 1. If resolv.conf does not exist, issue a fatal error message.
> 2. If "search ..." exists in resolv.conf, the complete name need to be
> formed before consulting nameserver.

There is an option in squid's conf file to add a domain to an unqualified
name. The exact option name escapes me (and probably will until I down
some more coffee)

D
Received on Tue Feb 01 2000 - 23:08:28 MST