envoyproxy/envoy

redis: enable DNS lookups on redirections by default

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#23,868 opened on Nov 7, 2022

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Description

Once #23764 has been fixed and DNS lookups have been used heavily in deployments, it might be a good idea to have it on by default.

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Check the status of issue #23764 regarding DNS lookups. Locate the configuration option for dns lookups on redirect in the Envoy source code and change its default value from false to true. Ensure backward compatibility and update relevant tests.
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cpp
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backendinfrastructure
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