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@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ file resides in
.Rs
.%T "Name Server Operations Guide for BIND"
.Re
+.Sh BUGS
+A name server should be used instead of a static file.
+.br
+Lines in
+.Pa /etc/hosts
+are limited to
+.Ev BUFSIZE
+characters (currently 1024). Longer lines will be ignored.
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm