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net: “Name Resolution” documentation does not describe default behavior on Windows

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#57,663 opened on Jan 6, 2023

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Description

What version of Go are you using (go version)?

Does this issue reproduce with the latest release?

Yes: https://github.com/golang/go/blob/f721fa3be9bb52524f97b409606f9423437535e8/src/net/net.go#L76

What operating system and processor architecture are you using (go env)?

(GONOPROXY and related redacted for privacy)

What did you do?

I was reading the net/ docs to try to understand some details around DoT/DoH, and came across this statement:

On Windows, in Go 1.18.x and earlier, the resolver always used C library functions, such as GetAddrInfo and DnsQuery.

This statement is somewhat confusing, as it is not clear how it pertains to my current Go version 1.19.3.

What did you expect to see?

I would prefer to see a statement that describes the behavior of my Go version.

What did you see instead?

I saw a statement that describes past versions only.

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Research direction
Investigate the current name resolution behavior on Windows in the latest Go version and update the documentation accordingly.
Tech stack
go
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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1
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Under 1 hour
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Clear
Prerequisites
Go
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95