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host.conf.5: Wording fix: s/resolv+/the resolver library/
The term "resolv+" seems to be historical cruft. Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Each time it should be
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followed by a list of domains, separated by colons (\(aq:\(aq), semicolons
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(\(aq;\(aq) or commas (\(aq,\(aq), with the leading dot.
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When set, the
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resolv+ library will automatically trim the given domain name from the
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resolver library will automatically trim the given domain name from the
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end of any hostname resolved via DNS.
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This is intended for use with
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local hosts and domains.
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.IR on " and " off .
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If set to
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.IR on ,
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the resolv+ library will return all valid addresses for a host that
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the resolver library will return all valid addresses for a host that
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appears in the
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.I /etc/hosts
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file,
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.IR on " and " off .
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If set to
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.IR on ,
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resolv+ will attempt to reorder host addresses so that local addresses
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the resolver library
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will attempt to reorder host addresses so that local addresses
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(i.e., on the same subnet) are listed first when a
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.BR gethostbyname (3)
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is performed.
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.IR on " and " off .
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If set to
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.IR on ,
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the resolv+ library will attempt to prevent hostname spoofing to
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the resolver library will attempt to prevent hostname spoofing to
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enhance the security of
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.BR rlogin " and " rsh .
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It works as follows: after performing a host address lookup, resolv+
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will perform a hostname lookup for that address.
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It works as follows: after performing a host address lookup,
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the resolver library will perform a hostname lookup for that address.
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If the two hostnames
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do not match, the query will fail.
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The default value is
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.I on
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and the
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.I nospoof
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option is also set, resolv+ will log a warning of the error via the
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option is also set,
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the resolver library will log a warning of the error via the
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syslog facility.
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The default value is
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.IR off .
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via the syslog facility.
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If this option is set to
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.IR warn ,
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resolv+ will attempt to prevent hostname spoofing to
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the resolver library will attempt to prevent hostname spoofing to
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enhance the security and log a warning of the error via the syslog
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facility.
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If this option is set to
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.IR nowarn ,
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the resolv+ library will attempt to prevent hostname spoofing to
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the resolver library will attempt to prevent hostname spoofing to
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enhance the security but not emit warnings via the syslog facility.
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Setting this option to anything else is equal to setting it to
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.IR nowarn .
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