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@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ Major new features:
* New locale added: mnw_MM (Mon language spoken in Myanmar).
+* The DNS stub resolver will optionally send the AD (authenticated data) bit
+ in queries if the trust-ad option is set via the options directive in
+ /etc/resolv.conf (or if RES_TRUSTAD is set in _res.options). In this
+ mode, the AD bit, as provided by the name server, is available to
+ applications which call res_search and related functions. In the default
+ mode, the AD bit is not set in queries, and it is automatically cleared in
+ responses, indicating a lack of DNSSEC validation. (Therefore, the name
+ servers and the network path to them are treated as untrusted.)
+
Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
* The totalorder and totalordermag functions, and the corresponding