hesiod.conf

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NAME
       hesiod.conf - Configuration file for the Hesiod library

DESCRIPTION
       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 overrid-
	      den 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.	 Pos-
	      sible values are IN (the preferred class) and  HS	 (the  depre-
	      cated  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
       hesiod(3)

BUGS
       There default value for ‘‘lhs’’ should probably be more reasonable.



			       30 November 1996		       HESIOD.CONF(5)