Name

dns_timeout

Synopsis

This directive is meaningful only when you use the internal DNS implementation (the default).

This directive is the total amount of time that Squid waits for a DNS answer. If the timeout occurs, Squid returns an error message to the user.

Syntax

dns_timeout time-specification

Default

dns_timeout 5 minutes

Example

dns_timeout 2 minutes

Related

dns_retransmit_interval

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