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List: kfm-devel
Subject: Re: AnandTech review of Safari
From: Roger Larsson <roger.larsson () norran ! net>
Date: 2004-10-12 18:37:21
Message-ID: 200410122024.37699.roger.larsson () norran ! net
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On Tuesday 12 October 2004 09.59, Stephan Kulow wrote:
> Am Tuesday 12 October 2004 01:10 schrieb Roger Larsson:
> > PS
> > The resolver queries are interesting, but thera are already bug reports
> > that handle this...
> > bug:88855, bug:63088, bug:68894
>
> Set up a local DNS cache - this improved my browsing speed drastically.
> E.g. check in /etc/nscd.conf if it's DNS caching is enabled.
>
Reading /etc/nscd.conf...
# !!!!!WARNING!!!!! Host cache is insecure!!! The mechanism in nscd to
# cache hosts will cause your local system to not be able to trust
# forward/reverse lookup checks. DO NOT USE THIS if your system relies on
# this sort of security mechanism. Use a caching DNS server instead.
# enable-cache hosts yes
How do I know if my local system relies on this sort of security mechanism?
And why should this be any worse than having a cache IN your browser?
/RogerL
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