diff --git a/moli-curl/examples/websocket_owner_probe/http.rs b/moli-curl/examples/websocket_owner_probe/http.rs
index 68d06d289..6e3ee782c 100644
--- a/moli-curl/examples/websocket_owner_probe/http.rs
+++ b/moli-curl/examples/websocket_owner_probe/http.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ fn request(
             context: (),
             origin: None,
             deadline: Some(Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(10)),
-            dns_resolution: CurlDnsResolution::curl_managed(),
+            dns_resolution: CurlDnsResolution::no_shared_resolution(),
             priority: 1,
             label: "owner probe HTTP".into(),
         })
diff --git a/moli-curl/src/dns_adapter.rs b/moli-curl/src/dns_adapter.rs
index e41341ffc..a24822189 100644
--- a/moli-curl/src/dns_adapter.rs
+++ b/moli-curl/src/dns_adapter.rs
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ use crate::NetworkAddressPolicy;
 
 /// Curl-side policy for DNS ownership before a transfer enters the multi set.
 ///
-/// `origin == None` means curl owns name resolution. `Some` means the transfer
+/// `origin == None` means no shared origin lookup is required. The configured
+/// curl handle may already have a fixed address, use an IP literal or proxy, or
+/// deliberately retain libcurl's resolver behavior. `Some` means the transfer
 /// must first wait in [`CurlDnsOwnerResidence`]. After that residence installs
-/// the exact address list with `CURLOPT_RESOLVE`, this object transitions back
-/// to curl-managed so a requeued transfer cannot resolve twice.
+/// the exact address list with `CURLOPT_RESOLVE`, the shared lookup is consumed
+/// so a requeued transfer cannot resolve twice.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct CurlDnsResolution {
     origin: Option<Box<CurlDnsOriginResolution>>,
@@ -32,10 +34,22 @@ struct CurlDnsOriginResolution {
 }
 
 impl CurlDnsResolution {
-    pub fn curl_managed() -> Self {
+    /// Creates a policy that does not request Moli's shared origin resolver.
+    ///
+    /// This keeps `moli-curl` transport-neutral: callers may use an IP literal,
+    /// preconfigure `CURLOPT_RESOLVE`, delegate the target to a proxy, or retain
+    /// libcurl's resolver behavior.
+    pub fn no_shared_resolution() -> Self {
         Self { origin: None }
     }
 
+    #[deprecated(
+        note = "use `no_shared_resolution`; no shared lookup does not necessarily mean curl performs DNS"
+    )]
+    pub fn curl_managed() -> Self {
+        Self::no_shared_resolution()
+    }
+
     pub fn resolve_origin(target: DnsTarget, static_entries: Vec<String>) -> Self {
         let policy_target = format!("{}:{}", target.host(), target.port());
         Self {
@@ -279,7 +293,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn installed_origin_transitions_back_to_curl_managed() {
+    fn installed_origin_consumes_shared_resolution() {
         let target = DnsTarget::new("example.test", 443);
         let mut policy = CurlDnsResolution::resolve_origin(target.clone(), Vec::new());
         let mut easy = Easy2::new(TestHandler);
diff --git a/moli-curl/src/http.rs b/moli-curl/src/http.rs
index 10d14a7be..f7b868349 100644
--- a/moli-curl/src/http.rs
+++ b/moli-curl/src/http.rs
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ pub struct CurlMultiJob<H: Handler, C> {
     pub deadline: Option<Instant>,
     /// DNS ownership chosen by the caller before this transfer enters curl.
     ///
-    /// A curl-managed policy preserves libcurl's resolver behavior. A shared
-    /// origin policy parks the transfer outside the curl multi handle set until
-    /// the bounded system resolver publishes an answer.
+    /// A no-shared-resolution policy leaves the already configured curl handle
+    /// in charge of routing; it may need no DNS lookup at all. A shared-origin
+    /// policy parks the transfer outside the curl multi handle set until the
+    /// bounded system resolver publishes an answer.
     pub dns_resolution: CurlDnsResolution,
     /// Higher values start before lower values when jobs are queued.
     pub priority: u8,
diff --git a/moli-curl/src/http/registry.rs b/moli-curl/src/http/registry.rs
index ac7510fdb..356d5a5e8 100644
--- a/moli-curl/src/http/registry.rs
+++ b/moli-curl/src/http/registry.rs
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ mod tests {
             context: label.to_owned(),
             origin,
             deadline: None,
-            dns_resolution: CurlDnsResolution::curl_managed(),
+            dns_resolution: CurlDnsResolution::no_shared_resolution(),
             priority,
             label: label.to_owned(),
         }
diff --git a/moli-curl/src/http/scheduling.rs b/moli-curl/src/http/scheduling.rs
index c9e0e93a4..7f18e31e7 100644
--- a/moli-curl/src/http/scheduling.rs
+++ b/moli-curl/src/http/scheduling.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ mod tests {
             context: label.to_owned(),
             origin,
             deadline: None,
-            dns_resolution: CurlDnsResolution::curl_managed(),
+            dns_resolution: CurlDnsResolution::no_shared_resolution(),
             priority,
             label: label.to_owned(),
         }
diff --git a/moli-curl/src/runtime/owner/tests.rs b/moli-curl/src/runtime/owner/tests.rs
index 658c77ef3..5bbc16147 100644
--- a/moli-curl/src/runtime/owner/tests.rs
+++ b/moli-curl/src/runtime/owner/tests.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ fn request(
             port: Some(address.port()),
         }),
         deadline,
-        dns_resolution: CurlDnsResolution::curl_managed(),
+        dns_resolution: CurlDnsResolution::no_shared_resolution(),
         priority: 1,
         label: path.to_owned(),
     }
diff --git a/moli-curl/src/runtime/tests.rs b/moli-curl/src/runtime/tests.rs
index c096c2f4e..3152f3eed 100644
--- a/moli-curl/src/runtime/tests.rs
+++ b/moli-curl/src/runtime/tests.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fn submitted_identity_reaches_the_matching_runtime_completion() {
             context: "matching-context".to_owned(),
             origin: None,
             deadline: None,
-            dns_resolution: CurlDnsResolution::curl_managed(),
+            dns_resolution: CurlDnsResolution::no_shared_resolution(),
             priority: 1,
             label: "identity-test".to_owned(),
         })
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ fn http_sender_does_not_keep_owner_alive_and_returns_rejected_job() {
                 context: vec![7; 1024],
                 origin: None,
                 deadline: None,
-                dns_resolution: CurlDnsResolution::curl_managed(),
+                dns_resolution: CurlDnsResolution::no_shared_resolution(),
                 priority: 1,
                 label: "closed".into(),
             })
diff --git a/moli-curl/src/websocket.rs b/moli-curl/src/websocket.rs
index 1a4daba2d..37fe5d56e 100644
--- a/moli-curl/src/websocket.rs
+++ b/moli-curl/src/websocket.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl CurlWebSocketRequest {
             proxy: None,
             proxy_headers: Vec::new(),
             tls: CurlTlsConfig::default(),
-            dns_resolution: CurlDnsResolution::curl_managed(),
+            dns_resolution: CurlDnsResolution::no_shared_resolution(),
             handshake_timeout: Duration::from_secs(30),
         }
     }
diff --git a/moli-curl/src/websocket/tests/shared.rs b/moli-curl/src/websocket/tests/shared.rs
index 043fa5d92..93d4985c0 100644
--- a/moli-curl/src/websocket/tests/shared.rs
+++ b/moli-curl/src/websocket/tests/shared.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ fn request(url: &str, handler: HttpCapture, timeout: Duration) -> CurlMultiJob<H
             port: url.port_or_known_default(),
         }),
         deadline: Some(std::time::Instant::now() + timeout),
-        dns_resolution: CurlDnsResolution::curl_managed(),
+        dns_resolution: CurlDnsResolution::no_shared_resolution(),
         priority: 1,
         label: "mixed test".to_owned(),
     }
diff --git a/moli-fetch/src/dns.rs b/moli-fetch/src/dns.rs
index 5ad2e597f..718cb2acb 100644
--- a/moli-fetch/src/dns.rs
+++ b/moli-fetch/src/dns.rs
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ use crate::{
 /// Fetch-side DNS admission decision.
 ///
 /// The shared resolver is used only when Fetch can prove that curl will
-/// connect directly to an HTTP(S) origin. Proxy traffic stays curl-managed
-/// only when no address policy is active; otherwise a proxy-resolved hostname
-/// cannot be verified locally and is rejected. IP literals and matching
-/// explicit host-resolve entries already have exact routing and are checked
-/// synchronously before this decision.
+/// connect directly to an HTTP(S) origin. Proxy traffic needs no shared origin
+/// lookup only when no address policy is active; otherwise a proxy-resolved
+/// hostname cannot be verified locally and is rejected. IP literals and
+/// matching explicit host-resolve entries already have exact routing and are
+/// checked synchronously before this decision.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 enum FetchCurlDnsAdmission {
-    CurlManaged,
+    NoSharedResolution,
     SharedResolver(DnsTarget),
 }
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub(crate) fn curl_dns_resolution(
     proxy_route: &HttpProxyRoute,
 ) -> Result<CurlDnsResolution> {
     match curl_dns_admission(config, url, proxy_route)? {
-        FetchCurlDnsAdmission::CurlManaged => Ok(CurlDnsResolution::curl_managed()),
+        FetchCurlDnsAdmission::NoSharedResolution => Ok(CurlDnsResolution::no_shared_resolution()),
         FetchCurlDnsAdmission::SharedResolver(target) => {
             let policy = config.network_address_policy();
             Ok(CurlDnsResolution::resolve_origin(
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ fn curl_dns_admission(
     proxy_route: &HttpProxyRoute,
 ) -> Result<FetchCurlDnsAdmission> {
     if !matches!(url.scheme(), "http" | "https") {
-        return Ok(FetchCurlDnsAdmission::CurlManaged);
+        return Ok(FetchCurlDnsAdmission::NoSharedResolution);
     }
     let Some(Host::Domain(host)) = url.host() else {
-        return Ok(FetchCurlDnsAdmission::CurlManaged);
+        return Ok(FetchCurlDnsAdmission::NoSharedResolution);
     };
     let Some(port) = url.port_or_known_default() else {
-        return Ok(FetchCurlDnsAdmission::CurlManaged);
+        return Ok(FetchCurlDnsAdmission::NoSharedResolution);
     };
     if proxy_route.is_proxy() {
         if config.network_address_policy().is_enforced() {
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ fn curl_dns_admission(
                 "cannot enforce network address policy for proxied hostname `{host}` in `{url}`; the proxy must not resolve an unchecked target hostname"
             );
         }
-        return Ok(FetchCurlDnsAdmission::CurlManaged);
+        return Ok(FetchCurlDnsAdmission::NoSharedResolution);
     }
     if resolve_host_resolve_override_ips(config.http_host_resolve(), host, port)?.is_some() {
-        return Ok(FetchCurlDnsAdmission::CurlManaged);
+        return Ok(FetchCurlDnsAdmission::NoSharedResolution);
     }
     Ok(FetchCurlDnsAdmission::SharedResolver(DnsTarget::new(
         host, port,
@@ -121,21 +121,21 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn ip_literals_and_matching_host_resolve_entries_stay_curl_managed() {
+    fn ip_literals_and_matching_host_resolve_entries_need_no_shared_resolution() {
         let mut config = FetchConfig::default();
 
         assert_eq!(
             admission(&config, "http://127.0.0.1/path", &HttpProxyRoute::Direct,),
-            FetchCurlDnsAdmission::CurlManaged
+            FetchCurlDnsAdmission::NoSharedResolution
         );
         assert_eq!(
             admission(&config, "http://[::1]/path", &HttpProxyRoute::Direct,),
-            FetchCurlDnsAdmission::CurlManaged
+            FetchCurlDnsAdmission::NoSharedResolution
         );
         config.set_http_host_resolve(vec!["example.test:80:127.0.0.1".to_owned()]);
         assert_eq!(
             admission(&config, "http://example.test/path", &HttpProxyRoute::Direct,),
-            FetchCurlDnsAdmission::CurlManaged
+            FetchCurlDnsAdmission::NoSharedResolution
         );
         assert_eq!(
             admission(&config, "http://other.test/path", &HttpProxyRoute::Direct,),
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn selected_proxy_route_uses_curl_resolution() {
+    fn selected_proxy_route_needs_no_shared_origin_resolution() {
         let config = FetchConfig::default();
 
         assert_eq!(
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ mod tests {
                 "https://api.example.test/path",
                 &HttpProxyRoute::Proxy("http://proxy.test:8080".to_owned()),
             ),
-            FetchCurlDnsAdmission::CurlManaged
+            FetchCurlDnsAdmission::NoSharedResolution
         );
     }