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|Name=GNU adns
 
|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.
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|Full description='''GNU adns''' is a C library that provides easy-to-use DNS resolution functionality. The library is asynchronous, allowing several concurrent calls. The package also includes several command-line utilities for use in scripts.
 
|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/adns/
 
|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/adns/
|User level=none
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|User level=advanced
 
|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/
 
|Related projects=c-ares, GNS
 
|Related projects=c-ares, GNS
 
|Keywords=C++,library,DNS,C,adns,resolver
 
|Keywords=C++,library,DNS,C,adns,resolver
|Version identifier=1.0
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|Version identifier=1.5.0
|Version date=2000-09-17
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|Version date=2014/11/02
 
|Version status=stable
 
|Version status=stable
|Version download=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/adns/adns-1.0.tar.gz
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|Version download=http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/ftp/adns-1.5.0.tar.gz
 
|Last review by=Genium
 
|Last review by=Genium
|Last review date=2014/01/26
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|Last review date=2015/10/18
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted date=2011-04-01
 
|Submitted date=2011-04-01
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{{Project license
 
{{Project license
|License=GPLv2orlater
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|License=GPLv3
|License verified by=Janet Casey
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|License verified by=Genium
|License verified date=2001-02-01
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|License verified date=2015/10/18
 
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{{Person
 
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|Resource kind=E-mail
 
|Resource kind=E-mail
 
|Resource URL=mailto:adns-discuss@chiark.greenend.org.uk
 
|Resource URL=mailto:adns-discuss@chiark.greenend.org.uk
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{{Resource
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|Resource audience=Bugs
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|Resource kind=Bug Tracking
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|Resource URL=https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=adns
 
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Revision as of 10:39, 18 October 2015


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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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"Bugs" is not in the list (General, Help, Bug Tracking, Support, Developer) of allowed values for the "Resource audience" property.












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