From: ian Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 17:42:17 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Auto-update README. X-Git-Tag: rel-adns-0-1 X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=adns.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=df1d1f3a163c7ee7b5abb17a283f1107012a37f6 Auto-update README. --- diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore index c355865..439a8fd 100644 --- a/.cvsignore +++ b/.cvsignore @@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ config.status dist_tmp adns-*.tar.gz settings.make +*.tmp* diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in index a269115..5b4ca52 100644 --- a/Makefile.in +++ b/Makefile.in @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ all install uninstall clean distclean mostlyclean maintainer-clean distprep: set -e; for d in $(SUBDIRS); do $(MAKE) -C $$d $@; done $(MAKE) $@-here -all-here install-here uninstall-here distprep-here: +all-here install-here uninstall-here distprep-here: README clean-here mostlyclean-here: rm -f *~ ./#*# core *.orig *.rej Makefile adns-*.tar.gz @@ -54,5 +54,10 @@ dist: distprep check: all $(MAKE) -C regress check +README README-update: + lynx -dump -number_links -cfg=/dev/null \ + http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/ >README.tmp + mv -f README.tmp README + TAGS info dvi: # do nothing diff --git a/README b/README index ecf261a..a7a6805 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ - adns + adns + Advanced, easy to use, asynchronous-capable DNS client library. - + 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: @@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ correspondence, CNAME pointing to CNAME) is performed automatically. * Time-to-live, CNAME and other similar information is returned in - an easy-to-use form, without affecting ease-of-use. + an easy-to-use form, without getting in the way. * There is no global state in the library; resolver state is an opaque data structure which the client creates explicitly. A program can have several instances of the resolver. @@ -27,24 +28,95 @@ * Flexibility. For example, the application can tell adns to: ignore environment variables (for setuid programs), disable sanity checks eg to return arbitrary data, override or ignore resolv.conf in - favour of supplied configuration, change its caching behaviour, - use a different flow of control model, etc. + favour of supplied configuration, etc. * Believed to be correct ! For example, will correctly back off to TCP in case of long replies or queries, or to other nameservers if several are available. It has sensible handling of bad responses etc. - + Forthcoming: - + I hope that future versions may also have the following features: - * The library can be used by threads in a multithreaded program in a - natural way. It will multiplex many threads' queries through a - single query socket. + * The library will be useable by threads in a multithreaded program + in a natural way. It will multiplex many threads' queries through + a single query socket. * Limited caching behaviour. * IPv6 support. - + (Technical note: adns requires a real nameserver like BIND running on the same system or a nearby one, which must be willing to provide `recursive service'. I.e., adns is a `stub resolver'. All properly configured UN*X and GNU systems will already have such nameserver(s); they are usually listed in /etc/resolv.conf.) + +Feedback + + If you are subscribed to adns-discuss please send bug reports there; + otherwise mail them to adns-bugreports@chiark.greenend.org.uk. + +Mailinglists + + I have set up mailinglists 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. + + There are [1]archives and subscription web pages, or you can subscribe + by sending mail containing the word `subscribe' to + adns-announce-REQUEST@chiark.greenend.org.uk or + adns-discuss-REQUEST@chiark.greenend.org.uk. + +Download + + Available for download from [2]chiark.greenend.org.uk are: + * The [3]current pre-release version as a gzipped tarfile. + * All released versions are also available via [4]anonymous FTP. + + adns is also available from the GNU Project FTP servers and their + mirrors. + +Copyright and licensing + + adns is Copyright 1997-1999 Ian Jackson. + + 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 your + option) any later version. + + 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 [5]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 [6]Free Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, + MA 02111-1307, USA, or email adns-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk. + _________________________________________________________________ + + [7]Ian Jackson / [8]adns-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk; more [9]free + software by me. + + [10]GNU home page; [11]site or mirror home page + + This web page is Copyright (C)1996-1999 Ian Jackson. See the + [12]Copyright/acknowledgements. + + Use any browser - [13]Campaign for a non-browser-specific WWW + +References + + 1. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/mailman/listinfo + 2. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ + 3. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/adns.tar.gz + 4. ftp://ftp.chiark.greenend.org.uk/users/ian/userv/ + 5. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/COPYING.txt + 6. http://www.fsf.org/ + 7. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ + 8. mailto:adns-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk + 9. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/software/ + 10. http://www.gnu.org/ + 11. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ + 12. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/sw-www-copy.html + 13. http://www.anybrowser.org/campaign/ diff --git a/settings.make.in b/settings.make.in index 278538b..9b2f962 100644 --- a/settings.make.in +++ b/settings.make.in @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ INSTALL_DATA= $(INSTALL) -m 644 all: $(TARGETS) clean mostlyclean: - rm -f *.o + rm -f *.o *.tmp* distclean: clean rm -f $(TARGETS) *~ ./#*# core *.orig *.rej Makefile