NAME

       nnsd - Name service facility, Commandline Server Application

SYNOPSIS

       nnsd ?-localonly flag? ?-port port?

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DESCRIPTION

       Please read Name service facility, introduction first.

       The  application  described  by  this  document,  nns,  is a simple command line server for the nano name
       service facility provided by the  Tcllib  packages  nameserv,  and  nameserv::server.   Beyond  that  the
       application's sources also serve as an example of how to use the server package nameserv::server.

       This  name  service facility has nothing to do with the Internet's Domain Name System, otherwise known as
       DNS. If the reader is looking for a package dealing with that please see either of the packages  dns  and
       resolv, both found in Tcllib too.

   USE CASES
       nnsd was written with the following main use case in mind.

       [1]    Run a nano name service on some host.

   COMMAND LINE
       nnsd ?-localonly flag? ?-port port?
              The command configures a server per the specified options and starts it. The command will not exit
              on  its  own,  as  it  keeps  the  name service database wholly in memory. The user has to kill it
              explicitly, either by sending a a signal, or through the job-control facilities of  the  shell  in
              use.

              The options to configure the name service are explained in section OPTIONS.

   OPTIONS
       This section describes all the options available to the user of the application

       -localonly bool
              If  this  option is not specified it defaults to true, i.e.  acceptance of only local connections.
              The server will accept remote connections, i.e. connections from other hosts, if and only if  this
              option is configured to false.

       -port number
              If  this option is not specified it defaults to 38573. It specifies the TCP port the server has to
              listen on for requests.

BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK

       This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and  other  problems.   Please
       report  such  in  the  category  nameserv  of the Tcllib Trackers [http://core.tcl.tk/tcllib/reportlist].
       Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either package and/or documentation.

       When proposing code changes, please provide unified diffs, i.e the output of diff -u.

       Note further that attachments are strongly preferred over inlined patches. Attachments  can  be  made  by
       going  to the Edit form of the ticket immediately after its creation, and then using the left-most button
       in the secondary navigation bar.

SEE ALSO

       nameserv::common(3tcl), nameserv::server(3tcl)

KEYWORDS

       application, name service, server

CATEGORY

       Networking

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2007-2008 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>

tcllib                                                1.0.1                                              nnsd(1)