It would appear that when somebody on the net does a gethostby* it does
not return the proper info. I wrote a little perl script to test this The
script first gethostbyaddr and then gethostbyname. A little explination
of what this is supposed to return.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
gethostbyaddr(address, address type) returns
Name
Aliases
and other
gethostbyname(name) returns
Name
Aliases
and other
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gethostbyaddr does not return the aliases!!! see output:
byaddr:
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The Elements of gethostbyADDR are:
gateway1.asksimon.com
<= no aliases!!!
2
4
?v9
----------------------------
The Elements of gethostbyNAME are:
gateway1.asksimon.com
dns.asksimon.com <= aliases!!!
2
4
?v9
This is important as we are having some trouble registering a domain in
another country as they do a getbyaddr and do not get dns (our name
server). Any help would be great!
Thanks
David
