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* This means "try files (/etc/hosts); and if it fails, try DNS."
* This means "try files (/etc/hosts); and if it fails, try DNS."
* i.e. If the host name is not found there, then consult the remote DNS name servers identified by the /etc/resolv.conf file.
* But that order could be changed or expanded.
* But that order could be changed or expanded.