Enables an extension to resolve domain names.
To use this API, an extension must request the "dns" permission in its manifest.json file.
Note: DNS will fail with NS_ERROR_UNKNOWN_PROXY_HOST if proxying DNS over socks is enabled.
dns
Functions
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dns.resolve() -
Resolves the given hostname to a DNS record.
Browser compatibility
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resolve |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/dns