HESIOD.CONF(5)                                                                                                    HESIOD.CONF(5)



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)