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{{Entry
 
{{Entry
|Name=adns
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|Name=GNU adns
 
|Short description=Resolver library for C and C++ programs
 
|Short description=Resolver library for C and C++ programs
 
|Full description=Includes automatic sanity checking and responses that are automatically decoded into a natural C representation. Very easy to use for simple programs that just want to look up MX records or translate names to addresses. Time-to-live, CNAME, and similar information are returned in an easy to use manner, and you can launch many queries at once and deal with the replies asynchronously. The program reports errors in a way that distinguishes the cause of failure.
 
|Full description=Includes automatic sanity checking and responses that are automatically decoded into a natural C representation. Very easy to use for simple programs that just want to look up MX records or translate names to addresses. Time-to-live, CNAME, and similar information are returned in an easy to use manner, and you can launch many queries at once and deal with the replies asynchronously. The program reports errors in a way that distinguishes the cause of failure.
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|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/adns/
 
|User level=none
 
|User level=none
|Status=Live
 
|Component programs=
 
|Homepage URL=http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/
 
|VCS checkout command=
 
 
|Computer languages=C
 
|Computer languages=C
 
|Documentation note=User help available from http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/
 
|Documentation note=User help available from http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/
|Paid support=
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|Related projects=c-ares, GNS
|IRC help=
 
|IRC general=
 
|IRC development=
 
|Related projects=c-ares
 
 
|Keywords=C++,library,DNS,C,adns,resolver
 
|Keywords=C++,library,DNS,C,adns,resolver
|Is GNU=yes
 
|Last review by=Janet Casey
 
|Last review date=2001-08-24
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted date=2011-04-01
 
 
|Version identifier=1.0
 
|Version identifier=1.0
 
|Version date=2000-09-17
 
|Version date=2000-09-17
 
|Version status=stable
 
|Version status=stable
|Version download=http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/adns.tar.gz
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|Version download=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/adns/adns-1.0.tar.gz
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|Last review by=Genium
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|Last review date=2014/01/26
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|Submitted by=Database conversion
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|Submitted date=2011-04-01
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|Status=
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|Is GNU=Yes
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|GNU package identifier=adns
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|License verified date=2001-02-01
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|License=GPLv2orlater
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|License verified by=Janet Casey
 
|License verified date=2001-02-01
 
|License verified date=2001-02-01
|Version comment=1.0 stable released on 2000-09-17
 
 
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{{Person
 
{{Person
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|Real name=Ian Jackson
 
|Role=Maintainer
 
|Role=Maintainer
|Real name=Ian Jackson
 
 
|Email=ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk
 
|Email=ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk
 
|Resource URL=
 
|Resource URL=
 
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{{Person
 
{{Person
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|Real name=Tony Finch
 
|Role=Contributor
 
|Role=Contributor
|Real name=Tony Finch
 
 
|Email=fanf@dotat.at
 
|Email=fanf@dotat.at
 
|Resource URL=
 
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|Interface=library
 
|Interface=library
|Library=c
 
 
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{{Project license
 
|License=GPLv2orlater
 
|License verified by=Janet Casey
 
|License verified date=2001-02-01
 
 
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|Prerequisite description=Shared lib build needs an ELF compilation environment
 
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Revision as of 11:32, 26 January 2014


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GNU adns

https://www.gnu.org/software/adns/
Asynchronous DNS client library and utilities.

adns is a DNS resolver library for C (and C++) programs, and a collection of useful DNS lookup utilities. The C library, and the command line utilities, provide a convenient interface. adns is capable of doing DNS lookups in an asynchronous, event-driven, fashion.





Licensing

License

Verified by

Verified on

Notes

Verified by

Genium

Verified on

18 June 2020

Notes

applies to part: adns.h




Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
Tony Finch Contributor
Ian Jackson Maintainer


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
WikidataGeneralhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16825505
Homepagehttps://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/
Downloadhttps://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/adns/
DeveloperVCS Repository Webviewhttps://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git/adns.git/
DeveloperBug Trackinghttps://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/pkgreport.cgi?package=adns
Savannah (Ref)https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/adns/
Downloadhttps://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/ftp/
Debian (Ref)https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/adns
Mailing Listhttps://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/adns-discuss/
Generalhttps://savannah.gnu.org/people/
Mailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/


Software prerequisites

KindDescription
Weak prerequisiteShared lib build needs an ELF compilation environment
Required to useLocal full-service nameserver (eg BIND or Dents)




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