host |
Internal table to store lookup hostnames | V8.1 and above |
Switch |
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Description |
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-a |
-a |
Append tag on successful match |
-d |
See this section |
The res_search( ) _res.retry interval (V8.12 and above) |
-D |
-D |
Don't use this database map if DeliveryMode=defer |
-m |
-m |
Suppress replacement on match |
-r |
See this section |
The res_search( ) _res.retries limit (V8.12 and above) |
-S |
-S |
Space replacement character |
-T |
-T |
Suffix to append on temporary failure |
-t |
-t |
Ignore temporary errors |
The -D database switch should probably always be used with this type on sites that have dial-on-demand connections to the Internet. It prevents host lookups when the DeliveryMode option (DeliveryMode) is set to defer.
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