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author | heinz <heinz@pkgsrc.org> | 2002-09-09 00:22:22 +0000 |
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committer | heinz <heinz@pkgsrc.org> | 2002-09-09 00:22:22 +0000 |
commit | 0dbb0b8058b55a87fbd0ce3a7d8eae3152fbf048 (patch) | |
tree | d6cf21203fc8ca94eae2903263dfc628b9536535 /net/p5-Net-DNS/DESCR | |
parent | 45bacf7314c72f90257732fc1467068f8b83b3d2 (diff) | |
download | pkgsrc-0dbb0b8058b55a87fbd0ce3a7d8eae3152fbf048.tar.gz |
Update to version 0.28. Changes include:
- simple nameserver
- support for TSIG and DNAME resource records
- dynamic updates
- should be compatible with perl 5.005_3
Diffstat (limited to 'net/p5-Net-DNS/DESCR')
-rw-r--r-- | net/p5-Net-DNS/DESCR | 19 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/net/p5-Net-DNS/DESCR b/net/p5-Net-DNS/DESCR index 4f67285ad4b..798fa163cb4 100644 --- a/net/p5-Net-DNS/DESCR +++ b/net/p5-Net-DNS/DESCR @@ -1,11 +1,14 @@ Net::DNS is a Perl interface to the DNS resolver. It allows the programmer to perform any type of DNS query from a Perl script. -For details and examples, please read the Net::DNS manual page. +For details and examples, please read the Net::DNS documentation page +('perldoc Net::DNS') -As of version 0.02, Net::DNS is written entirely in Perl. Version -0.01 was written mostly in C and used the system's resolver. The -Perl version runs quite a bit slower, but considering that the -network can be a serious bottleneck when making DNS queries, the -speed difference may not really matter in most cases. However, -future versions may contain some C to increase speed or for those -who wish to link against libresolv or libbind. +Features include a simple nameserver (Net::DNS::Nameserver), dynamic +DNS updates, signed queries (TSIG), support for DNAME resource records. + +The author invites feedback on Net::DNS, especially on new features +like dynamic updates und TSIG. If there's something you'd like to +have added, please let him know (http://www.net-dns.org/). + +Future versions may contain some C to increase speed or for those who +wish to link against libresolv or libbind. |