Re: RE: [Full-disclosure] Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotagedhosts-file lookup
The XP DNS client has other problems as well. It caches DNS failiures
(arguably out of spec with the RFC, BTW), screwing up VPNs if you're VPNed into
an internet network that has local domains which need to resolve to RFC1918
addresses. The cached failed lookups get prefered to forced entries in the
hosts file, if that is tried as a way of forcing the dns lookups to work. Very
frustrating. So, this isn't much of a surprise. Rotten, yes, surprising, no.