X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.html;h=d2048f1afdf4215a22d2bbeaefd24e78830d2168;hb=5238846e02cdd9aa89a25cec90dbb3152c578006;hp=7d44601a1a5fb8620de8338dbcf5ae748d1d48ec;hpb=630bf6981f8ce925697e3668346e9d5267f2800c;p=adns.git diff --git a/README.html b/README.html index 7d44601..d2048f1 100644 --- a/README.html +++ b/README.html @@ -1,17 +1,6 @@
-adns is a resolver library for C (and C++) programs. In contrast with -the existing interfaces, gethostbyname et al and libresolv, it has the -following features: +adns is a resolver library for C (and C++) programs, and a collection +of useful DNS resolver utilities. + + +
adnshost
is a general-purpose DNS lookup utility
-which can be used easily in shell scripts to do simple lookups. In a
-more advanced mode it can be used as a general-purpose DNS helper
-program for scripting languages which can invoke and communicate with
-subprocesses.
+which can be used easily in from the command line and from shell
+scripts to do simple lookups. In a more advanced mode it can be used
+as a general-purpose DNS helper program for scripting languages which
+can invoke and communicate with subprocesses. See the
+adnshost
+usage message for a summary of its capabilities.
-- -I hope that future versions may also have the following features: - -
-If you are subscribed to adns-discuss
please send
-feedback, including bug reports, there; otherwise send mail to
-adns-bugreports@chiark.greenend.org.uk
. If you'd prefer
-that your message wasn't forwarded to the adns-bugreports
-list, send it to adns-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk
.
+Bug reports should be reported to the
+GNU Debbugs. Send an email
+to submit@debbugs.gnu.org
and at the top of your email,
+in a paragraph of its own, write the single line
+
+Package: adns ++Your bug report will be published via to the adns-discuss list. + +
+
+Feedback and discussion takes place on the adns-discuss
+list. You can mail me privately
+at ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk
.
adns-announce
and
adns-discuss
. The announcements list is moderated and
-will contain only announcements of important bugs, new versions, &c.
-The bug reports address mentioned above is also a mailing list; feel
-free to subscribe to it.
+will contain only announcements of important bugs, new versions, etc.
@@ -152,40 +137,65 @@ containing the word `subscribe' to
adns-announce-REQUEST@chiark.greenend.org.uk
or
adns-discuss-REQUEST@chiark.greenend.org.uk
.
-
rsync.chiark.greenend.org.uk::ftp/users/ian/cvs-pub/adns
- (use FTP first to find your way around), or via
- cvsweb.
++adns requires that your real nameserver is on the same machine, or +connected via a secure network, so that an attacker cannot fake the +replies to adns's queries. + +
adns is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by -the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at +the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
@@ -194,25 +204,20 @@ This program and documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. See the -GNU +GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with adns, or one should be available above; if not,
-write to the
-Free Software Foundation,
-59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA,
-or email adns-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk
.
+write to the Free Software Foundation
+or email ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk
.
GNU home page; @@ -220,12 +225,8 @@ software by me. site or mirror home page
-This web page is Copyright (C)1996-2000 Ian Jackson. See the +This web page is Copyright (C)1996-2005,2014-2016 Ian Jackson. See the Copyright/acknowledgements. -
- -Use any browser - -Campaign for a non-browser-specific WWW