EZ-IPUPDATE(8)							Dynamic DNS client						    EZ-IPUPDATE(8)

NAME

       ez-ipupdate - dynamic DNS client

SYNOPSIS

       ez-ipupdate [options]

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents briefly the ez-ipupdate dynamic DNS client.

OPTIONS

       ez-ipupdate follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-').

       -a, --address <ip address>
	      string to send as your ip address

       -b, --cache-file <file>
	      file to use for caching the ipaddress

       -c, --config-file <file>
	      configuration  file,  almost  all  arguments can be given with: <name>[=<value>] to see a list of possible config commands try "echo
	      help | ez-ipupdate -c -"

       -d, --daemon
	      run as a daemon periodicly updating if necessary

       -e, --execute <command>
	      shell command to execute after a successful update

       -f, --foreground
	      when running as a daemon run in the foreground

       -F, --pidfile <file>
	      use <file> as a pid file

       -g, --request-uri <uri>
	      URI to send updates to

       -h, --host <host>
	      string to send as host parameter

       -i, --interface <iface>
	      which interface to use

       -L, --cloak_title <host>
	      some stupid thing for DHS only

       -m, --mx <mail exchange>
	      string to send as your mail exchange

       -M, --max-interval <# of sec> max time in between updates

       -N, --notify-email <email>
	      address to send mail to if bad things happen

       -o, --offline
	      set to off line mode

       -p, --resolv-period <sec>
	      period to check IP if it can't be resolved

       -P, --period <# of sec>
	      period to check IP in daemon mode (default: 1800 seconds)

       -q, --quiet
	      be quiet

       -r, --retrys <num>
	      number of trys (default: 1)

       -R, --run-as-user <user>
	      change to <user> for running, be ware that this can cause problems with handeling SIGHUP properly if that user can't read the config
	      file. also it can't write it's pid file to a root directory

       -Q, --run-as-euser <user>
	      change  to effective <user> for running, this is NOT secure but it does solve the problems with run-as-user and config files and pid
	      files.

       -s, --server <server[:port]>
	      the server to connect to

       -S, --service-type <server>
	      the type of service that you are using try one of: null ezip pgpow dhs dyndns dyndns-static dyndns-custom ods tzo  easydns  easydns-
	      partner gnudip justlinux dyns hn zoneedit heipv6tb

       -t, --timeout <sec.millisec>
	      the amount of time to wait on I/O

       -T, --connection-type <num>
	      number sent to TZO as your connection type (default: 1)

       -U, --url <url>
	      string to send as the url parameter

       -u, --user <user[:passwd]>
	      user ID and password, if either is left blank they will be prompted for

       -w, --wildcard
	      set your domain to have a wildcard alias

       -z, --partner <partner>
	      specify easyDNS partner (for easydns-partner services)

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
	      output version information and exit

       --credits
	      print the credits and exit

       --signalhelp
	      print help about signals

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written by Sam Hocevar <sam@zoy.org> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

ez-ipupdate - 3.0.11b7						   February 2003						    EZ-IPUPDATE(8)