Library /sys$common/syshlp/tcpip$ucp_help.hlb SET, CONFIGURATION, NAME_SERVICE, Qualifiers, /TIMEOUT  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

       /TIMEOUT=seconds

    Optional. Default: 4 seconds.

    Timeout interval for the BIND resolver's requests to a BIND
    server. Represents the length of time to wait for a reply after
    each retry attempt.

    The total timeout period will be:

    timeout_value * retry_value * number_servers