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From: stodola@FCCC.EDU (Bob Stodola)
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Subject: Re:nameserver lookup programs
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Date: 10 Apr 91 12:22:14 GMT
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I have a program for the VAX using CMU-TEK's TCP/IP.  I am willing to email it
to anyone who wants it.  You can ask any query, its input is symbolic, and it
gives a full report of the answers received.  It does, however,  have three
problems:

	1.  It only makes TCP connections to name servers.
	2.  It often screws up when receiving long zone transfers.
	3.  It is written in (cringe) Fortran.

The first two problems could probably be fixed by someone who either knows
Bliss-32 and/or understands CMU-Tek's implementation at a higher level than
can be gleaned from the documentation.  The third problem would probably
require a rewrite to solve.

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