NAME

       hesiod.conf - Configuration file for the Hesiod library

DESCRIPTION

       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''.

SEE ALSO

       hesiod(3)

BUGS

       There default value for ``lhs'' should probably be more reasonable.

                                                30 November 1996                                  HESIOD.CONF(5)