From kfm-devel  Tue Oct 12 18:52:09 2004
From: Stephan Kulow <coolo () kde ! org>
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 18:52:09 +0000
To: kfm-devel
Subject: Re: AnandTech review of Safari
Message-Id: <200410122052.10725.coolo () kde ! org>
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Am Dienstag 12 Oktober 2004 21:24 schrieb Roger Larsson:
>
> # !!!!!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?
If your local system that e.g. runs any server that is configured to block or 
allow stuff based on host name (e.g. SPAM protection), then you might worry.
If your system is a workstation, just don't care :)

Greetings, Stephan