210885 - DNS: "shift-reload" should reload proxy hostname too

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 198594

(Core :: Networking, enhancement)

Description

[Olivier Cahagne]

this is a similar feature request to bug 198594.

In case a proxy hostname changes IP address, Mozilla will keep on using the
previous IP address (i.e. caches the IP@). Shift-Reload could be a way to
trigger a new resolver query for the proxy hostname (in case it's actually a
hostname).

This won't happen frequently in corporate environments but it happens more and
more often in HotSpot environments where the local gateway spoof the proxy to
provide a plug-n-play environment to their customers, see my post on mozilla-netlib:
http://groups.google.com/groups?group=netscape.public.mozilla.netlib&selm=bdd55d%24pkl1%40ripley.netscape.com

I understand that the OS API doesn't expose TTL (besides adns mentioned in some
bug report). Should this then depend on bug 209731 ?

Comment 1

[Jo Hermans]

related: bug 109313