I propose this upgrade to Apache: Options +NoDNS
Prevents Apache from initiating DNS activity for any reason. I am now running my server with all DNS blocked by iptables. Performance is thereby substantially improved. Fortunately, I usually don't need DNS for anything else on that box. Mike. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@httpd.apache.org " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscr...@httpd.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@httpd.apache.org