[Bro-Dev] #461: internal_error called for async DNS failures

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#461: internal_error called for async DNS failures
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  Reporter:  seth     |      Owner:
      Type:  Problem  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal   |  Milestone:  Bro1.6
 Component:  Bro      |    Version:
Resolution:           |   Keywords:
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Comment (by seth):

 An email relevant to the discussion from Vern...

 {{{
 IIRC, it's used by Bro at startup to resolve hostnames in the policy
 scripts.  If those fail to resolve due to a serious problem (rather than
 just the name not existing), then arguably Bro is about to run with
 fundamentally incorrect/missing information, which is not very safe.
 That said, whether it should bomb out under such circumstances is
 still debatable.
 }}}

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