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HESIOD.CONF(5)                                     HESIOD.CONF(5)



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 `#' char-
       acter  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 spec-
              ify 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  vari-
              able.   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 sepa-
              rated 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.




















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