utilities.
adns is a resolver library for C (and C++) programs, and a collection
- of useful DNS resolver utilities. In contrast with the existing
- interfaces, gethostbyname et al and libresolv, it has the following
- features:
+ of useful DNS resolver utilities.
+
+C library
+
+ In contrast with the standard interfaces, gethostbyname et al and
+ libresolv, it has the following features:
* It is reasonably easy to use for simple programs which just want
to translate names to addresses, look up MX records, etc.
* It can be used in an asynchronous, non-blocking, manner. Many
Download
Available for download from [6]chiark.greenend.org.uk are:
- * The [7]current beta version as a gzipped tarfile.
- * [8]adns.h API header file with comments (currently there is no
- manual, sorry).
- * All versions released so far are also available via [9]anonymous
- FTP.
+ * The [7]current release as a gzipped tarfile.
+ * [8]adns.h API header file with comments, and [9]usage message for
+ adnshost (currently there is no manual, sorry).
+ * All versions released so far are also available via [10]anonymous
+ FTP and [11]HTTP,
* 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), or via [10]cvsweb.
+ first to find your way around), or via [12]cvsweb.
- adns is also available from the [11]GNU Project FTP servers and their
- [12]mirrors.
+ adns is also available from the [13]GNU Project FTP servers and their
+ [14]mirrors.
Copyright and licensing
- adns is Copyright 1997-2000 Ian Jackson, Copyright 1999 Tony Finch,
- and Copyright (C) 1991 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
+ adns is Copyright 1997-2000 Ian Jackson, Copyright 1999-2000 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
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
- [13]GNU General Public License for more details.
+ [15]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 [14]Free Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston,
+ the [16]Free Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston,
MA 02111-1307, USA, or email adns-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk.
_________________________________________________________________
- [15]Ian Jackson / [16]adns-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk; more [17]free
+ [17]Ian Jackson / [18]adns-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk; more [19]free
software by me.
- [18]GNU home page; [19]chiark home page; [20]site or mirror home page
+ [20]GNU home page; [21]chiark home page; [22]site or mirror home page
This web page is Copyright (C)1996-2000 Ian Jackson. See the
- [21]Copyright/acknowledgements.
+ [23]Copyright/acknowledgements.
- Use any browser - [22]Campaign for a non-browser-specific WWW
+ Use any browser - [24]Campaign for a non-browser-specific WWW
References
- 1. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/usage/adnsresfilter_usage.text
+ 1. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/adnsresfilter.txt
2. http://www.isc.org/view.cgi?/products/BIND/index.phtml
3. http://www.dents.org/
4. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/adns.h.txt
6. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/
7. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/adns.tar.gz
8. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/adns.h.txt
- 9. ftp://ftp.chiark.greenend.org.uk/users/ian/adns/
- 10. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ijackson/cvsweb/adns/
- 11. http://www.gnu.org/
- 12. http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html
- 13. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/COPYING.txt
- 14. http://www.fsf.org/
- 15. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/
- 16. mailto:adns-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk
- 17. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/software/
- 18. http://www.gnu.org/
- 19. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/
- 20. file://localhost/
- 21. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/sw-www-copy.html
- 22. http://www.anybrowser.org/campaign/
+ 9. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/adnsresfilter.txt
+ 10. ftp://ftp.chiark.greenend.org.uk/users/ian/adns/
+ 11. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~/ian/adns/ftp/
+ 12. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ijackson/cvsweb/adns/
+ 13. http://www.gnu.org/
+ 14. http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html
+ 15. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/COPYING.txt
+ 16. http://www.fsf.org/
+ 17. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/
+ 18. mailto:adns-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk
+ 19. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/software/
+ 20. http://www.gnu.org/
+ 21. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/
+ 22. file://localhost/
+ 23. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/sw-www-copy.html
+ 24. http://www.anybrowser.org/campaign/
-<html><head><title>adns - advanced, alternative, asynchronous resolver</title>
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- Note: this file is maintained in Ian Jackson's private CVS.
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- It is served on the GNU site and also from my own system, under the
- URL http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/adns/ Please ensure that all
- links continine to be correct both for www.gnu.org and chiark.
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- $Id$
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+<html>
+<head>
+<title>adns - advanced, alternative, asynchronous resolver</title>
<link rev="made" href="mailto:adns-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk">
</head>
<body>
<strong>Advanced, easy to use, asynchronous-capable DNS client
library and utilities.</strong>
+<!-- Note: this file is maintained in Ian Jackson's private CVS. -->
+<!-- -->
+<!-- It is served on the GNU site and also from my own system, -->
+<!-- under the URL http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/adns/ -->
+<!-- Please ensure that all links continine to be correct -->
+<!-- both for www.gnu.org and chiark. -->
+<!-- -->
+<!-- $Id$ -->
+
<p>
adns is a resolver library for C (and C++) programs, and a collection
-of useful DNS resolver utilities. In contrast with the existing
-interfaces, gethostbyname et al and libresolv, it has the following
-features:
+of useful DNS resolver utilities.
+
+
+<h2>C library</h2>
+
+In contrast with the standard interfaces, gethostbyname et al and
+libresolv, it has the following features:
<ul>
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
-<A href="http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/usage/adnsresfilter_usage.text">usage
-message</A> for a summary of its capabilities.
+<A href="http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/adnshost.txt">adnshost
+usage message</A> for a summary of its capabilities.
</ul>
-<h2>Technical note</h2>
-
-adns requires a real nameserver like
-<A href="http://www.isc.org/view.cgi?/products/BIND/index.phtml">BIND</A>
-or
-<A href="http://www.dents.org/">Dents</A> 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.
-
<h2>Documentation</h2>
I'm afraid there is no manual yet. However, competent C programmers
I have set up mailinglists <code>adns-announce</code> and
<code>adns-discuss</code>. The announcements list is moderated and
-will contain only announcements of important bugs, new versions, &c.
+will contain only announcements of important bugs, new versions, etc.
The bug reports address mentioned above is also a mailing list; feel
free to subscribe to it.
<A href="http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/">chiark.greenend.org.uk</A>
are:
<ul>
-<li>The <A href="http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/adns.tar.gz">current beta version</A>
- as a gzipped tarfile.
+<li>The <A href="http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/adns.tar.gz">current
+ release</A> as a gzipped tarfile.
<li><A href="http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/adns.h.txt">adns.h</A>
- API header file with comments (currently there is no manual, sorry).
+ API header file with comments, and
+ <A href="http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/adnsresfilter.txt">usage
+ message for adnshost</A> (currently there is no manual, sorry).
<li>All versions released so far are also available via
<A href="ftp://ftp.chiark.greenend.org.uk/users/ian/adns/">anonymous
- FTP</A>.
+ FTP</A> and <A href="http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~/ian/adns/ftp/">HTTP</A>,
<li>A mirror of my CVS repository is available via rsync from
<code>rsync.chiark.greenend.org.uk::ftp/users/ian/cvs-pub/adns</code>
(use FTP first to find your way around), or via
<A href="http://www.gnu.org/">GNU Project</A> FTP servers and their
<A href="http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html">mirrors</A>.
+<h2>Technical note</h2>
+
+adns requires a real nameserver like
+<A href="http://www.isc.org/view.cgi?/products/BIND/index.phtml">BIND</A>
+or
+<A href="http://www.dents.org/">Dents</A> 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.
+
<h2>Copyright and licensing</h2>
-<kbd>adns</kbd> is Copyright 1997-2000 Ian Jackson, Copyright 1999
-Tony Finch, and Copyright (C) 1991 Massachusetts Institute of
-Technology.
+<kbd>adns</kbd> is Copyright 1997-2000 Ian Jackson, Copyright
+1999-2000 Tony Finch, and Copyright (C) 1991 Massachusetts Institute
+of Technology.
<p>
-adns (0.10) unstable; urgency=low
+adns (1.0); urgency=low
Bugfixes:
* Fix incorrect `compressed datagram contains loop' error.
* Improvements to adnslogres (incl. new -c option) from Tony Finch.
* adnslogres has --help option.
* Documentation improved somewhat, including new GPL-vs-LGPL file.
+
+ Changes for non-BETA release:
+ * Change shared library soname to 1.0.
* Do not install adnstest test utility.
Regression test improvements:
--
-adns (0.9) unstable; urgency=high
+adns (0.9) BETA; urgency=high
Bug fixes:
* Don't make _processany always kill the TCP connection with the message
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
# Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
-MAJOR= 0
-MINOR= 1
+MAJOR= 1
+MINOR= 0
SHLIBFILE= @SHLIBFILE@
SHLIBSONAME= @SHLIBSONAME@
SHLIBFORLINK= @SHLIBFORLINK@
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