[squid-users] DNS Question

Using Squid 2.4.Stable7 as a Proxy and filter

I get this error in my browser (IE 6.1)

The requested URL could not be retrieved
>
> While trying to retrieve the URL:
> <http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-020.asp>
> The following error was encountered:
> Unable to determine IP address from host name for www.microsoft.com
> The dnsserver returned:
> No Address records
> This means that:
> The cache was not able to resolve the hostname presented in the URL.
> Check if the address is correct.
> Your cache administrator is root <mailto:root>.
>
> Generated Thu, 05 Jun 2003 14:20:45 GMT by
> servername.domain.com (Squid/2.4.STABLE7)
>

Does Squid recognize the difference between a DNS timeout error vs a bad or
unknown IP address? Obviously Microsoft (even if the evil empire) should be
a site known by DNS servers.

Jim Shaffer, MCP
Network Administrator

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