java.net: Classpath vs. libgcj Comparison

Sun Apr 16 20:50:00 GMT 2000

Jeff wrote:
> Unless the classpath code somehow avoids these problems, I don't
> recommend caching address lookups.

Sun's "solution" was to add an implementation specific property,
sun.net.inetaddr.ttl, which you set to the number of seconds to cache
addresses for (or -1 for forever).
I looked this up in Sun's bug parade a while ago because I couldn't
believe they actually force implementations to cache in the spec.
Perhaps this was a mistake.
AG
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Anthony Green Red Hat
 Sunnyvale, California