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| dns_timeout |
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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