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==== <code>DnsResolve</code> ====
The function <code>dnsResolve</code> (and similar other functions) performs a [[Domain name system|DNS]] lookup that can block yourthe browser for a long time if the DNS server does not respond.
 
Caching of proxy auto-configuration results by ___domain name in Microsoft's [[Internet Explorer]] 5.5 or newer limits the flexibility of the PAC standard. In effect, you can choose the proxy based on the ___domain name, but not on the path of the URL. Alternatively, you need to disable caching of proxy auto-configuration results by editing the [[Windows Registry|registry]], a process described by de Boyne Pollard (listed in [[#Further reading|further reading]]).