NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     hesiod.conf -- configuration file for the Hesiod library

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The file hesiod.conf determines the behavior of the Hesiod library.
     Blank lines and lines beginning with a `#' character are ignored.	All
     other lines should be of the form variable = value, where the value
     should be a single word.  Possible variables and values are:

     lhs      Specifies the domain prefix used for Hesiod queries.  In almost
	      all cases, you should specify ``lhs=.ns''.  The default value if
	      you do not specify an lhs value is no domain prefix, which is
	      not compatible with most Hesiod domains.

     rhs      Specifies the default Hesiod domain; this value may be overridden
 by the HES_DOMAIN environment variable.  You must specify an
	      rhs line for the Hesiod library to work properly.

     classes  Specifies which DNS classes Hesiod should do lookups in.	Possible
 values are IN (the preferred class) and HS (the deprecated
	      class, still used by some sites).  You may specify both classes
	      separated by a comma to try one class first and then the other
	      if no entry is available in the first class.  The default value
	      of the classes variable is ``IN,HS''.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     hesiod(3)

BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The default value for lhs should probably be more reasonable.


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