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diff --git a/adns-0.6/README b/adns-0.6/README deleted file mode 100644 index 43d0df2..0000000 --- a/adns-0.6/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,148 +0,0 @@ - - GNU adns - - Advanced, easy to use, asynchronous-capable DNS client library. - - adns is a resolver library for C (and C++) programs. In contrast with - the existing 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 - queries can be handled simultaneously. - * Responses are decoded automatically into a natural representation - for a C program - there is no need to deal with DNS packet - formats. - * Sanity checking (eg, name syntax checking, reverse/forward - correspondence, CNAME pointing to CNAME) is performed - automatically. - * Time-to-live, CNAME and other similar information is returned in - an easy-to-use form, without getting in the way. - * There is no global state in the library; resolver state is an - opaque data structure which the client creates explicitly. A - program can have several instances of the resolver. - * Errors are reported to the application in a way that distinguishes - the various causes of failure properly. - * Understands conventional resolv.conf, but this can overridden by - environment variables. - * Flexibility. For example, the application can tell adns to: ignore - environment variables (for setuid programs), disable sanity checks - eg to return arbitrary data, override or ignore resolv.conf in - favour of supplied configuration, etc. - * Believed to be correct ! For example, will correctly back off to - TCP in case of long replies or queries, or to other nameservers if - several are available. It has sensible handling of bad responses - etc. - -Forthcoming: - - I hope that future versions may also have the following features: - * The library should be useable by threads in a multithreaded - program in a natural way. It should multiplex many threads' - queries through a single query socket. - * IPv6 support. - * Some kind of awareness of DNSSEC. - * Possibly some very limited caching behaviour. - - (Technical note: adns requires a real nameserver like [1]BIND or - [2]Dents 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.) - -Documentation - - I'm afraid there is no manual yet. However, competent C programmers - should be able to use the library based on the commented [3]adns.h - header file (from version 0.4). - -Feedback - - I'd be pleased if you would let me know if you're using my library in - your project, and what you think of it. - - If you are subscribed to adns-discuss please send feedback, including - bug reports, there; otherwise send mail to - adns-bugreports@chiark.greenend.org.uk. If you'd prefer that your - message wasn't forwarded to the adns-bugreports list, send it to - adns-maint@chiark.greendend.org.uk. - -Mailinglists - - I have set up mailinglists adns-announce and adns-discuss. The - announcements list is moderated and will contain only announcements of - important bugs, new versions, &c. The bug reports address mentioned - above is also a mailing list; feel free to subscribe to it. - - There are [4]archives and subscription web pages, or you can subscribe - by sending mail containing the word `subscribe' to - adns-announce-REQUEST@chiark.greenend.org.uk or - adns-discuss-REQUEST@chiark.greenend.org.uk. - -Download - - Available for download from [5]chiark.greenend.org.uk are: - * The [6]current pre-release version as a gzipped tarfile. - * [7]adns.h API header file with comments (currently there is no - manual, sorry). - * All versions released so far are also available via [8]anonymous - FTP. - * 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). - - adns is also available from the [9]GNU Project FTP servers and their - [10]mirrors. - -Copyright and licensing - - adns is Copyright 1997-1999 Ian Jackson. - - 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 - Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your - option) any later version. - - 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 - [11]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 [12]Free Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, - MA 02111-1307, USA, or email adns-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk. - _________________________________________________________________ - - [13]Ian Jackson / [14]adns-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk; more [15]free - software by me. - - [16]GNU home page; [17]chiark home page; [18]site or mirror home page - - This web page is Copyright (C)1996-1999 Ian Jackson. See the - [19]Copyright/acknowledgements. - - Use any browser - [20]Campaign for a non-browser-specific WWW - -References - - 1. http://www.isc.org/view.cgi?/products/BIND/index.phtml - 2. http://www.dents.org/ - 3. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/adns.h.0.4.txt - 4. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/mailman/listinfo - 5. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/ - 6. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/adns.tar.gz - 7. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/adns.h.0.5.txt - 8. ftp://ftp.chiark.greenend.org.uk/users/ian/adns/ - 9. http://www.gnu.org/ - 10. http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html - 11. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/COPYING.txt - 12. http://www.fsf.org/ - 13. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ - 14. mailto:adns-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk - 15. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/software/ - 16. http://www.gnu.org/ - 17. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ - 18. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ - 19. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/sw-www-copy.html - 20. http://www.anybrowser.org/campaign/ |