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HESIOD.CONF(5)                File Formats Manual               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 `#' 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.  Possi-
              ble 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
       hesiod(3)
BUGS
       There default value for ``lhs'' should probably be more reasonable.

                               30 November 1996                 HESIOD.CONF(5)