24 May 19:45
Using relative names
Hi, After using c-ares' library in an application I see that relative names (names without the domain part) are not handled. Relative names are converted into full names appending the value of domain (/etc/resolv.conf), also known as "DNS Suffix" (Windows). Is there a current way to enable handling relative names? To give an example, host vs. ahost, the former handles relative names and has option: "The -N option sets the number of dots that have to be in name for it to be considered absolute. The default value is that defined using the ndots statement in /etc/resolv.conf, or 1 if no ndots statement is present. Names with fewer dots are interpreted as relative names and will be searched for in the domains listed in the search or domain directive in /etc/resolv.conf." The later doesn't handle relative names. -- -- René Berber
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