Re: [IRCA] Web site not working. Any news?

["Craig Healy" <bubba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > One of the simpler fixes for a Domain Name Server problem is to add a
> > number of these to your computer TCP/IP configuration.
>
> This is good advice - it's always a good idea to have several nameservers
> listed in your TCP/IP config.  However, I don't think it would help with
this
> particular problem - if the first nameserver in your list returns stale
info
> from its cache, then the query was successful (though wrong), and next one
in
> the list won't be tried, even if your web browser fails to establish a
> connection to the address supplied by the first nameserver.

That might be so, but I do know that I have used such a list on computers
that could not get an updated site.  Once changed, it worked fine.  Perhaps
there is some code that looks to see if the result is successful?  YMMV..

Craig Healy
Providence, RI

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