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From: mlelstv@serpens.swb.de (Michael van Elst)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.amiga,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: NetBSD-Amiga /etc/netstart query
Date: 16 Aug 1996 02:37:55 +0200
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j@ida.interface-business.de (J Wunsch) writes:
>Because it's generally considered a Bad Thing to give the local system
>administrator (/etc/hosts) precedence over the network administrator
>(DNS) regarding network questions.
Generally ? Maybe in a perfect world where the network is never down
and where a DNS server can be trusted for everything.
Regards,
--
Michael van Elst
Internet: mlelstv@serpens.swb.de
"A potential Snark may lurk in every tree."