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24 .Nd "configuration file for the Hesiod library"
28 determines the behavior of the Hesiod library.
29 Blank lines and lines beginning with a
31 character are ignored.
33 other lines should be of the form
39 should be a single word.
45 .Bl -tag -width classes
47 Specifies the domain prefix used for Hesiod queries.
48 In almost all cases, you should specify
50 The default value if you do
51 not specify an lhs value is no domain prefix, which is not compatible
52 with most Hesiod domains.
54 Specifies the default Hesiod domain; this value may be overridden by
58 You must specify an rhs line for the Hesiod
59 library to work properly.
61 Specifies which DNS classes Hesiod should do lookups in.
64 (the preferred class) and
66 (the deprecated class, still used by some sites).
67 You may specify both classes separated by
68 a comma to try one class first and then the other if no entry is
69 available in the first class.
70 The default value of the classes variable is
78 should probably be more reasonable.