Re: [Unity-irc3] DNS, identd, ...

[David Westley]

This is taken from the README on ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/adns :)

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Documentation

   I'm afraid there is no manual yet. However, competent C programmers
   should be able to use the library based on the [2]commented adns.h
   header file, and the usage messages for the programs should be
   sufficient.

2. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/adns.h.txt

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So read the source :P

Is there a need for clients to see the hostname/IP of other clients other than 
themselves?

David


-----Original Message-----
From: Jan Krueger <address@hidden>
To: "irc3 (Unity) public discussion" <address@hidden>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 11:03:19 +0100
Subject: Re: [Unity-irc3] DNS, identd, ...

> On Wed, 12 Mar 2003 22:05:03 +0000, David Westley <address@hidden> wrote
> this:
> > Identd is useless and I think it should be buried as far into the ground as
> > possible. DNS lookup for bans etc on the client end is a good idea but with
> > a fall back to the server, as to DNS for stuff the server tracks...that
> will
> > still be needed.
> > 
> > /me points at the GNU adns project :)
> > 
> > No need to write any resolver code :)
> 
> I have read everyone's replies. I go with Chris there, identd is a cool
> thing,
> but on most of the hosts it's just not available or replaced with a less
> useful form. You can't even count oidentd as being useful since everyone on
> the host could fake their ident without problems.
> 
> You're probably all right about DNS. It's just that I've had a look at adns
> and it doesn't have any docs. I'll play around with it a bit and see whether
> I
> can get along with it anyway.
> 
> Oh, here's another one: should we make the hostname of clients available to
> other clients or keep it to the server?
> 
> 
> PS. this goes to colde specifically: you signed up using another address than
> the one which you used to send your last post to this list. Either change
> your
> signup or revert to the old address, or you'll have to wait for all of your
> posts to get approved by moderators first. :)
> 
> -- 
> regards,
> Jan Krüger
> http://www.jast-dev.net.tc
> 
> 
> 
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