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<samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
		<term><anchor id="DNSPROXY"/>dns proxy (G)</term>
		<listitem><para>Specifies that <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nmbd</refentrytitle>
		<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> when acting as a WINS server and 
		finding that a NetBIOS name has not been registered, should treat the 
		NetBIOS name word-for-word as a DNS name and do a lookup with the DNS server 
		for that name on behalf of the name-querying client.</para>

		<para>Note that the maximum length for a NetBIOS name is 15 
		characters, so the DNS name (or DNS alias) can likewise only be 
		15 characters, maximum.</para>

		<para><command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> spawns a second copy of itself to do the
		DNS name lookup requests, as doing a name lookup is a blocking 
		action.</para>

		<para>See also the parameter <link linkend="WINSSUPPORT"><parameter moreinfo="none">
		wins support</parameter></link>.</para>

		<para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">dns proxy = yes</command></para></listitem>
		</samba:parameter>