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- Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2007 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
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- Copyright (C) 2000, 2001 Internet Software Consortium.
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<!-- Id: lwres.docbook,v 1.10 2007/06/18 23:47:51 tbox Exp -->
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<refentry>
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<refentryinfo>
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<date>Jun 30, 2000</date>
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</refentryinfo>
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle>lwres</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
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<refmiscinfo>BIND9</refmiscinfo>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>lwres</refname>
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<refpurpose>introduction to the lightweight resolver library</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<docinfo>
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<copyright>
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<year>2004</year>
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<year>2005</year>
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<year>2007</year>
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<holder>Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")</holder>
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</copyright>
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<copyright>
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<year>2000</year>
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<year>2001</year>
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<holder>Internet Software Consortium.</holder>
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</copyright>
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</docinfo>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<funcsynopsis>
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<funcsynopsisinfo>#include <lwres/lwres.h></funcsynopsisinfo>
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</funcsynopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1>
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<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
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<para>
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The BIND 9 lightweight resolver library is a simple, name service
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independent stub resolver library. It provides hostname-to-address
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and address-to-hostname lookup services to applications by
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transmitting lookup requests to a resolver daemon
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<command>lwresd</command>
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running on the local host. The resover daemon performs the
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lookup using the DNS or possibly other name service protocols,
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and returns the results to the application through the library.
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The library and resolver daemon communicate using a simple
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UDP-based protocol.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>OVERVIEW</title>
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<para>
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The lwresd library implements multiple name service APIs.
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The standard
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<function>gethostbyname()</function>,
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<function>gethostbyaddr()</function>,
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<function>gethostbyname_r()</function>,
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<function>gethostbyaddr_r()</function>,
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<function>getaddrinfo()</function>,
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<function>getipnodebyname()</function>,
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and
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<function>getipnodebyaddr()</function>
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functions are all supported. To allow the lwres library to coexist
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with system libraries that define functions of the same name,
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the library defines these functions with names prefixed by
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<literal>lwres_</literal>.
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To define the standard names, applications must include the
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header file
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<filename><lwres/netdb.h></filename>
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which contains macro definitions mapping the standard function names
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into
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<literal>lwres_</literal>
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prefixed ones. Operating system vendors who integrate the lwres
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library into their base distributions should rename the functions
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in the library proper so that the renaming macros are not needed.
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</para>
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<para>
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The library also provides a native API consisting of the functions
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<function>lwres_getaddrsbyname()</function>
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and
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<function>lwres_getnamebyaddr()</function>.
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These may be called by applications that require more detailed
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control over the lookup process than the standard functions
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provide.
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</para>
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<para>
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In addition to these name service independent address lookup
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functions, the library implements a new, experimental API
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for looking up arbitrary DNS resource records, using the
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<function>lwres_getaddrsbyname()</function>
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function.
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</para>
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<para>
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Finally, there is a low-level API for converting lookup
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requests and responses to and from raw lwres protocol packets.
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This API can be used by clients requiring nonblocking operation,
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and is also used when implementing the server side of the lwres
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protocol, for example in the
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<command>lwresd</command>
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resolver daemon. The use of this low-level API in clients
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and servers is outlined in the following sections.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>CLIENT-SIDE LOW-LEVEL API CALL FLOW</title>
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<para>
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When a client program wishes to make an lwres request using the
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native low-level API, it typically performs the following
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sequence of actions.
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</para>
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<para>
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(1) Allocate or use an existing <type>lwres_packet_t</type>,
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called <varname>pkt</varname> below.
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</para>
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<para>
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(2) Set <structfield>pkt.recvlength</structfield> to the maximum length
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we will accept.
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This is done so the receiver of our packets knows how large our receive
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buffer is. The "default" is a constant in
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<filename>lwres.h</filename>: <constant>LWRES_RECVLENGTH = 4096</constant>.
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</para>
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<para>
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(3) Set <structfield>pkt.serial</structfield>
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to a unique serial number. This value is echoed
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back to the application by the remote server.
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</para>
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<para>
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(4) Set <structfield>pkt.pktflags</structfield>. Usually this is set to
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0.
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</para>
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<para>
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(5) Set <structfield>pkt.result</structfield> to 0.
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</para>
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<para>
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(6) Call <function>lwres_*request_render()</function>,
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or marshall in the data using the primitives
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such as <function>lwres_packet_render()</function>
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and storing the packet data.
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</para>
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<para>
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(7) Transmit the resulting buffer.
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</para>
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<para>
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(8) Call <function>lwres_*response_parse()</function>
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to parse any packets received.
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</para>
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<para>
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(9) Verify that the opcode and serial match a request, and process the
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packet specific information contained in the body.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>SERVER-SIDE LOW-LEVEL API CALL FLOW</title>
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<para>
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When implementing the server side of the lightweight resolver
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protocol using the lwres library, a sequence of actions like the
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following is typically involved in processing each request packet.
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</para>
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<para>
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Note that the same <type>lwres_packet_t</type> is used
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in both the <function>_parse()</function> and <function>_render()</function> calls,
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with only a few modifications made
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to the packet header's contents between uses. This method is
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recommended
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as it keeps the serial, opcode, and other fields correct.
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</para>
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<para>
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(1) When a packet is received, call <function>lwres_*request_parse()</function> to
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unmarshall it. This returns a <type>lwres_packet_t</type> (also called <varname>pkt</varname>, below)
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as well as a data specific type, such as <type>lwres_gabnrequest_t</type>.
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</para>
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<para>
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(2) Process the request in the data specific type.
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</para>
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<para>
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(3) Set the <structfield>pkt.result</structfield>,
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<structfield>pkt.recvlength</structfield> as above. All other fields
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can
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be left untouched since they were filled in by the <function>*_parse()</function> call
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above. If using <function>lwres_*response_render()</function>,
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<structfield>pkt.pktflags</structfield> will be set up
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properly. Otherwise, the <constant>LWRES_LWPACKETFLAG_RESPONSE</constant> bit should be
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set.
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</para>
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<para>
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(4) Call the data specific rendering function, such as
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<function>lwres_gabnresponse_render()</function>.
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</para>
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<para>
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(5) Send the resulting packet to the client.
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</para>
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<para></para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>SEE ALSO</title>
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<para><citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>lwres_gethostent</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>lwres_getipnode</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>lwres_getnameinfo</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>lwres_noop</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>lwres_gabn</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>lwres_gnba</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>lwres_context</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>lwres_config</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>resolver</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>lwresd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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