NAME

       ez-ipupdate - dynamic DNS client

SYNOPSIS

       ez-ipupdate [options]

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents briefly the ez-ipupdate dynamic DNS client.

OPTIONS

       ez-ipupdate follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two
       dashes (`-').

       -a, --address <ip address>
              string to send as your ip address

       -b, --cache-file <file>
              file to use for caching the ipaddress

       -c, --config-file <file>
              configuration file, almost all arguments can be given with: <name>[=<value>] to see
              a list of possible config commands try "echo help | ez-ipupdate -c -"

       -d, --daemon
              run as a daemon periodicly updating if necessary

       -e, --execute <command>
              shell command to execute after a successful update

       -f, --foreground
              when running as a daemon run in the foreground

       -F, --pidfile <file>
              use <file> as a pid file

       -g, --request-uri <uri>
              URI to send updates to

       -h, --host <host>
              string to send as host parameter

       -i, --interface <iface>
              which interface to use

       -L, --cloak_title <host>
              some stupid thing for DHS only

       -m, --mx <mail exchange>
              string to send as your mail exchange

       -M, --max-interval <# of sec> max time in between updates

       -N, --notify-email <email>
              address to send mail to if bad things happen

       -o, --offline
              set to off line mode

       -p, --resolv-period <sec>
              period to check IP if it can't be resolved

       -P, --period <# of sec>
              period to check IP in daemon mode (default: 1800 seconds)

       -q, --quiet
              be quiet

       -r, --retrys <num>
              number of trys (default: 1)

       -R, --run-as-user <user>
              change  to  <user> for running, be ware that this can cause problems with handeling
              SIGHUP properly if that user can't read the config file. also it can't  write  it's
              pid file to a root directory

       -Q, --run-as-euser <user>
              change  to  effective  <user> for running, this is NOT secure but it does solve the
              problems with run-as-user and config files and pid files.

       -s, --server <server[:port]>
              the server to connect to

       -S, --service-type <server>
              the type of service that you are using try one  of:  null  ezip  pgpow  dhs  dyndns
              dyndns-static  dyndns-custom  ods tzo easydns easydns-partner gnudip justlinux dyns
              hn zoneedit heipv6tb

       -t, --timeout <sec.millisec>
              the amount of time to wait on I/O

       -T, --connection-type <num>
              number sent to TZO as your connection type (default: 1)

       -U, --url <url>
              string to send as the url parameter

       -u, --user <user[:passwd]>
              user ID and password, if either is left blank they will be prompted for

       -w, --wildcard
              set your domain to have a wildcard alias

       -z, --partner <partner>
              specify easyDNS partner (for easydns-partner services)

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

       --credits
              print the credits and exit

       --signalhelp
              print help about signals

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written by Sam Hocevar <sam@zoy.org> for the Debian GNU/Linux  system
       (but may be used by others).