I think the argument is that if you do put both your local DNS server and 8.8.8.8 in your /etc/resolv.conf, then yes, they should return the same results. Put a

I think the argument is that if you do put both your local DNS server and 8.8.8.8 in your /etc/resolv.conf, then yes, they should return the same results. Put another way, a configuration file that enumerates DNS servers isn't the appropriate place to "merge" things. I don't have a strong position on that argument. Just trying to state it more clearly.