NAME

       ns_addrbyhost, ns_hostbyaddr - Domain Name Service routines.

SYNOPSIS

       ns_addrbyhost address
       ns_hostbyaddr hostname
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DESCRIPTION

       These  commands  utilize  the  platforms  name  resolution routines which normally access the Domain Name
       Service (DNS) to translate IP addresses into fully qualified hostnames and vice versa.

       ns_addrbyhost address
              Returns the fully qualified domain name for given IP address expressed in  dotted  decimal  format
              (e.g., 72.14.207.99).

       ns_hostbyaddr Ihostname
              Returns  the  dotted  decimal  address  for  a  partial  or  fully  qualified  domain  name (e.g.,
              google.com).

KEYWORDS

       DNS, hostname, address

AOLserver                                              4.0                                   ns_addr(3aolserver)