... If it didn't, then DNS would be about as bad as any other method, because each query would involve the root name servers...domain. ... Note that names in networks must not collide with hostnames from the hosts file, else some programs may produce strange results...device . ... To escape this dilemma, you can either make nslookup use a different name server, or you can use the sample file in figure- as a starting point, and then obtain the full list of valid servers.. ... UUCP-1.04, . ...