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Re: curl_easy_setopt to allow for specifying the IP for connect() ? -> DNS_CACHE flexibility

From: Geff <boing_at_boing.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 18:32:27 -0700

not really, but I'll check it out. Thanks.

m. allan noah wrote:
> you are familiar with c-ares, right?
>
> allan
>
> On Tue, 11 Jul 2006, Geff wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the suggestion.
>>
>> At this point, I'm better off writing a resolver because I can reuse
>> that for other purposes. I haven't found periodically re-applying
>> patches is very promising when applied against non-enterprise software.
>>
>> Mohun Biswas wrote:
>>> Geff wrote:
>>>> Seems like a fairly simple patch to write and support. I'm thinking a
>>>> "populator" (which you seemed OK with) and a conditional around calling
>>>> the resolver or not if a flag of "CACHEONLY" is set or not.
>>>
>>> Don't forget that one of your options is to write the patch anyway
>>> and just apply it to your version before building. It's a small
>>> additional step, performed only every few months or years, and that
>>> way you have the patch ready if Daniel changes his mind or more votes
>>> come in. Are you sure this isn't the best option left on the table?
>>>
>>> MB
>>
Received on 2006-07-12