X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=adns.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=c9d373a24a992cf0761877d654fc3c2a6130afb5;hp=43d0df2d147b2e20d841b42a1a67309e8e9bba51;hb=0ebff22d9b5832b18444f7c680ca71e24fc3734e;hpb=d6e3e09b500f90c2b6423bbeaaad5019e28e0c4a diff --git a/README b/README index 43d0df2..c9d373a 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ GNU adns - Advanced, easy to use, asynchronous-capable DNS client library. + Advanced, easy to use, asynchronous-capable DNS client library and + utilities. adns is a resolver library for C (and C++) programs. In contrast with the existing interfaces, gethostbyname et al and libresolv, it has the @@ -34,8 +35,23 @@ several are available. It has sensible handling of bad responses etc. + adns also comes with a number of utility programs for use from the + command line and in scripts: + * adnslogres is a much faster version of Apache's logresolv program. + * adnsresfilter is a filter which copies its input to its output, + replacing IP addresses by the corresponding names, without unduly + delaying the output. For example, you can usefully pipe the output + of netstat -n, tcpdump -ln, and the like, into it. + * 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. + Forthcoming: + A native Perl interface is in the works, thanks to Tony Finch. + I hope that future versions may also have the following features: * The library should be useable by threads in a multithreaded program in a natural way. It should multiplex many threads' @@ -53,8 +69,8 @@ Forthcoming: Documentation I'm afraid there is no manual yet. However, competent C programmers - should be able to use the library based on the commented [3]adns.h - header file (from version 0.4). + should be able to use the library based on the [3]commented adns.h + header file. Feedback @@ -82,21 +98,22 @@ Mailinglists Download Available for download from [5]chiark.greenend.org.uk are: - * The [6]current pre-release version as a gzipped tarfile. + * The [6]current beta version as a gzipped tarfile. * [7]adns.h API header file with comments (currently there is no manual, sorry). * All versions released so far are also available via [8]anonymous FTP. * A mirror of my CVS repository is available via rsync from rsync.chiark.greenend.org.uk::ftp/users/ian/cvs-pub/adns (use FTP - first to find your way around). + first to find your way around), or via [9]cvsweb. - adns is also available from the [9]GNU Project FTP servers and their - [10]mirrors. + adns is also available from the [10]GNU Project FTP servers and their + [11]mirrors. Copyright and licensing - adns is Copyright 1997-1999 Ian Jackson. + adns is Copyright 1997-2000 Ian Jackson, Copyright 1999 Tony Finch, + and Copyright (C) 1991 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 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 @@ -106,43 +123,44 @@ Copyright and licensing 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 - [11]GNU General Public License for more details. + [12]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 [12]Free Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, + the [13]Free Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA, or email adns-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk. _________________________________________________________________ - [13]Ian Jackson / [14]adns-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk; more [15]free + [14]Ian Jackson / [15]adns-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk; more [16]free software by me. - [16]GNU home page; [17]chiark home page; [18]site or mirror home page + [17]GNU home page; [18]chiark home page; [19]site or mirror home page - This web page is Copyright (C)1996-1999 Ian Jackson. See the - [19]Copyright/acknowledgements. + This web page is Copyright (C)1996-2000 Ian Jackson. See the + [20]Copyright/acknowledgements. - Use any browser - [20]Campaign for a non-browser-specific WWW + Use any browser - [21]Campaign for a non-browser-specific WWW References 1. http://www.isc.org/view.cgi?/products/BIND/index.phtml 2. http://www.dents.org/ - 3. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/adns.h.0.4.txt + 3. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/adns.h.txt 4. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/mailman/listinfo 5. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/ 6. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/adns.tar.gz - 7. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/adns.h.0.5.txt + 7. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/adns.h.txt 8. ftp://ftp.chiark.greenend.org.uk/users/ian/adns/ - 9. http://www.gnu.org/ - 10. http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html - 11. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/COPYING.txt - 12. http://www.fsf.org/ - 13. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ - 14. mailto:adns-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk - 15. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/software/ - 16. http://www.gnu.org/ - 17. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ + 9. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ijackson/cvsweb/adns/ + 10. http://www.gnu.org/ + 11. http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html + 12. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/COPYING.txt + 13. http://www.fsf.org/ + 14. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ + 15. mailto:adns-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk + 16. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/software/ + 17. http://www.gnu.org/ 18. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ - 19. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/sw-www-copy.html - 20. http://www.anybrowser.org/campaign/ + 19. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ + 20. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/sw-www-copy.html + 21. http://www.anybrowser.org/campaign/