nsupdate

[Ian Watts]

Stephen,

Depending on what you're trying to accomplish by customizing it, it may be
easier for you to use the Perl Net::DNS module instead.  Among other
things, it allows you to specify a nameserver to send updates to.

http://www.fuhr.org/~mfuhr/perldns/


-- Ian
 

On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Stephen Amadei wrote:

> 
> 
> Hi everyone.
> 
> I have been crunching through the Bind 8.2.3 for awhile now in my quest
> to compile a rigged copy of nsupdate (for my own internal use only).
> 
> Maybe it's just me but I've had a tough time getting a grip on the
> internal workings of the code.
> 
> Does anyone have a patch or know of a patch for the bind package so that
> nsupdate does not use the resolver library to do a name server update?  I
> want to be able to specify, either on the command line or hardcoded, the
> IP address of a name server to update.
> 
> Or can someone point me to the right line of code in the bind package to
> twiddle?  I don't care if it breaks everything else, as I'm only custom
> compiling nsupdate.  
> 
> Thanx in advance.
> 
> 					----Steve
> Stephen Amadei
> Dandy.net CTO
> Atlantic City, NJ
> 
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