On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 18:26:09 GMT, Antony Gaitatzis
<tonyg@rollanet.org> wrote:

>Search Order:
>=======================================
># cat /etc/nsswitch.conf
>hosts: files [NOTFOUND=return UNAVAIL=continue] dns [NOTFOUND=return
>UNAVAIL=continue TRYAGAIN=return]
>=======================================

The NOTFOUND=return after files prevent the use of the dns if the host
is not found in the /etc/hosts. Check the man page or the examples
files.
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