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Re: client dns lookups, can they be disabled?

To: Tony Earnshaw <tonni@billy.demon.nl>
Subject: Re: client dns lookups, can they be disabled?
From: Stig Venaas <Stig@OpenLDAP.org>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 16:32:34 +0200
Cc: Andrew Findlay <andrew.findlay@skills-1st.co.uk>, Geoff Swan <gswan3@bigpond.net.au>, openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org
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On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 05:20:42PM +0200, Tony Earnshaw wrote:
> tor, 2002-09-19 kl. 15:26 skrev Andrew Findlay:
> 
> > If DNS lookups have a significant effect on search time, there is
> > something badly wrong with your DNS setup. DNS lookups on domains
> > under your control should be lightning-fast.
> 
> As DNS admin: Seconded!

What if I'm using LDAP to store my zone data, and the client connecting
is BIND, and BIND cannot respond until it has connected to the LDAP
server... It could be useful for performance as well when you have a
lot of connections from random people on the net.

Stig

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