Re: java.net: Classpath vs. libgcj Comparison

[Matt Welsh]

Bryce McKinlay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I disagree with this. Caching inside InetAddress is a misfeature. The underly
> ing OS already caches DNS entries. 

Really? Do *all* underlying O/S's cache Internet address lookups?

My guess was that this was added to java.net.InetAddress to mask any 
incompatibilities between operating systems in this regard.