How can I make local dnsmasq play nicely with NetworkManager?

[Bruno Wolff III]

On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 08:50:50 -0500,
  Robert Nichols <rnicholsNOSPAM at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> I'm referring to a caching resolver running on the local machine, i.e.
> 127.0.0.1, not a nameserver running somewhere else on a local network.

> When I'm connecting via the WiFi hotspot at some local business, the
> DHCP server is not under my control.  NetworkManager invokes dhclient
> with a custom config file that NetworkManager generates anew for
> each invocation, and no customization of that configuration is
> possible.

If you are running a resolver and not a forwarder, then you don't need to
bother with the dns servers provided by whoever is providing you with
connectivity.