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* [Bug libc/18123] New: allow wildcards in /etc/hosts
@ 2015-03-12 15:43 god12 at niksula dot hut.fi
2015-08-22 20:39 ` [Bug network/18123] " jsm28 at gcc dot gnu.org
2015-08-24 9:44 ` jsm28 at gcc dot gnu.org
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From: god12 at niksula dot hut.fi @ 2015-03-12 15:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: glibc-bugs
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18123
Bug ID: 18123
Summary: allow wildcards in /etc/hosts
Product: glibc
Version: unspecified
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: P2
Component: libc
Assignee: unassigned at sourceware dot org
Reporter: god12 at niksula dot hut.fi
CC: drepper.fsp at gmail dot com
Currently only trivial entries are allowed in /etc/hosts:
0.0.0.0 s.adframesrc.com
0.0.0.0 p.adframesrc.com
...
are allowed in /etc/hosts
For pinning all the subdomains to a give ip one have to run DNS server which
seems like huge waste of resources for such a simple job.
Would be much better to extend glibc to parse simple wildcard entries whne
performing name resolution so the entries above could be substituted with
single line:
0.0.0.0 *.adframesrc.com
This would simplify configuration and maintenance (no need to run dedicated
daemon) in many cases, not only ad-blocking.
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