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From: "Jonathan E. Hardis" <hardis@garnet.nist.gov>
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.cmu-tek
Subject: RE: Domain_Server line syntax in NAMRES.CONFIG
Message-ID: <0099274B.E3359360.15@garnet.nist.gov>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 1995 12:50:32 EDT
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> I'd appreciate some help in understanding the syntax of Domain_Server: lines
> in NAMRES.CONFIG. Is it:
>
> Domain_Server:xxx.yyy.org:DNS_server:1.1.1.1
>
> or 
>
> Domain_Server:.:DNS_server.xxx.yyy.zzz:1.1.1.1

In this context, a "Domain_Server" is a host that translates host names
(such as iattc.ucsd.edu) into IP addresses.

The lines are delimited by colons.

The first field, Domain_Server, is obvious.

The second field is the name range that the server should (might) be used 
for.  Normally it is just a period ("."), meaning that the server might be 
used for all names.

The third field is the name of the node of the name server.  As far as I 
can tell, this is for decoration, only.

The fourth field is the IP address where the name server can be found.

The fifth and last field is the port number of the name resolver on this 
host.  It is normally 53.

  - Jonathan


