Re: etc/hosts as dns substitute

Andreas Michligk wrote:

> does it make sense/is it possible to have Squid use the static
> etc/hosts instead of a "real" dns-request?

If you are running a accelerator, then yes. It is actually my preferred
setup for accelerators as it allows you to map any number of domains to
any number of backend servers without the user of a redirector or
anything else fancy.

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Henrik Nordstrom
Squid hacker