The `search' line specifies what domains should be searched for any host names you want to connect to. The `nameserver' line specifies the address of your nameserver, in this case your own machine since that is where your named runs (127.0.0.1 is right, no matter if your machine has another address too). If you want to list several name servers put in one `nameserver' line for each. (Note: Named never reads this file, the resolver that uses named does. Note 2: In some resolv.conf files you find a line saying "domain". That's fine, but don't use both "search" and "domain", only one of them will work).

To illustrate what this file does: If a client tries to look up foo, then foo.subdomain.your-domain.edu is tried first, then foo.your-domain.edu, and finally foo. You may not want to put in too many domains in the search line, as it takes time to search them all.