Xref: utzoo comp.mail.sendmail:640 comp.unix.questions:12488 comp.unix.wizards:15262 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ukma!rex!george From: george@rex.cs.tulane.edu (Roy George) Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.wizards Subject: Gethostbyname like procedure Keywords: bind, gethostbyname Message-ID: <685@rex.cs.tulane.edu> Date: 28 Mar 89 20:55:58 GMT Reply-To: george@rex.UUCP Distribution: usa Organization: Computer Science Dept., Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA Lines: 9 Expires: References: Sender: Followup-To: I am trying to implement a 'gethostbyname' like program that retrieves nameserver information available in the MX records as a learning exercise (using procedures available in bind) As I am somewhat new to this area, I would gratefully appreciate any information about how to start and go about this. thanks in advance George Roy