full-disclosure - Strange TCP/IP DNS traffic

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From: full-disclosure at nym.hush.com (full-disclosure@....hush.com)
Subject: Strange TCP/IP DNS traffic

> Also, /etc/resolv.conf lists 127.0.0.1 as the nameserver, so 
> as far as I understand such traffic should not be initiated 
> by user programs.

It sounds like named is running on your computer.  Depending on your
OS, netstat -anp might show you which application initiated the requests.