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NAME

6       hesiod.conf - Configuration file for the Hesiod library
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DESCRIPTION

9       The  file  hesiod.conf  determines  the behavior of the Hesiod library.
10       Blank lines and lines beginning with a `#' character are ignored.   All
11       other  lines  should  be  of the form variable = value, where the value
12       should be a single word.  Possible variables and values are:
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14       lhs    Specifies the domain prefix used for Hesiod queries.  In  almost
15              all cases, you should specify ``lhs=.ns''.  The default value if
16              you do not specify an lhs value is no domain  prefix,  which  is
17              not compatible with most Hesiod domains.
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19       rhs    Specifies  the default Hesiod domain; this value may be overrid‐
20              den by the HES_DOMAIN environment variable.  You must specify an
21              rhs line for the Hesiod library to work properly.
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23       classes
24              Specifies which DNS classes Hesiod should do lookups in.  Possi‐
25              ble values are IN (the preferred class) and HS  (the  deprecated
26              class,  still used by some sites).  You may specify both classes
27              separated by a comma to try one class first and then  the  other
28              if  no entry is available in the first class.  The default value
29              of the classes variable is ``IN,HS''.
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SEE ALSO

32       hesiod(3)
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BUGS

35       There default value for ``lhs'' should probably be more reasonable.
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