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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 overridden 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.  Possible 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)