From: Eleanor McHugh <eleanor@...>
Date: 2009-06-24T02:09:53+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby suggestion:do_not_reverse_lookup = true as default

On 23 Jun 2009, at 01:19, Daniel DeLorme wrote:
> I've been bit by this reverse lookup in the past. Even when setting  
> Net::HTTP's open_timeout, this has no effect on the rDNS lookup so  
> an operation with a timeout of 1s can actually time out after 15s.  
> Very confusing.
>
> And really, minimizing unnecessary reverse lookups is better for the  
> health of the internet in general.

Very true, especially with dynamic DNS with short-ttl zones finally  
starting to catch on.


Ellie

Eleanor McHugh
Games With Brains
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