How to get the systemd resolver to resolve local (i.e. unqalified) names?

[Chris Green]

... and this is even sillier:-

    chris at t470$ systemd-resolve esprimo
    esprimo: 192.168.1.3
             (esprimo.zbmc.eu)

    -- Information acquired via protocol DNS in 4.5ms.
    -- Data is authenticated: no
    chris at t470$ host esprimo
    Host esprimo not found: 2(SERVFAIL)
    chris at t470$ 


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Chris Green