hesiod.conf - Configuration file for the Hesiod library
The file hesiod.conf determines the behavior of the Hesiod
library. Blank lines and lines beginning with a `#' character are ignored.
All other lines should be of the form variable = value, where
the value should be a single word. Possible variables and values are:
- lhs
- Specifies the domain prefix used for Hesiod queries. In almost all cases,
you should specify ``lhs=.ns''. The default value if you do not specify an
lhs value is no domain prefix, which is not compatible with most Hesiod
domains.
- rhs
- Specifies the default Hesiod domain; this value may be overridden by the
HES_DOMAIN environment variable. You must specify an rhs line for
the Hesiod library to work properly.
- classes
- Specifies which DNS classes Hesiod should do lookups in. Possible values
are IN (the preferred class) and HS (the deprecated class, still used by
some sites). You may specify both classes separated by a comma to try one
class first and then the other if no entry is available in the first
class. The default value of the classes variable is ``IN,HS''.
There default value for ``lhs'' should probably be more
reasonable.