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ns_addr(3aolserver)					    AOLserver Built-In Commands 				       ns_addr(3aolserver)

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NAME
       ns_addrbyhost, ns_hostbyaddr - Domain Name Service routines.

SYNOPSIS
       ns_addrbyhost address
       ns_hostbyaddr hostname
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DESCRIPTION
       These commands utilize the platforms name resolution routines which normally access the Domain Name Service (DNS) to translate IP addresses
       into fully qualified hostnames and vice versa.

       ns_addrbyhost address
	      Returns the fully qualified domain name for given IP address expressed in dotted decimal format (e.g., 72.14.207.99).

       ns_hostbyaddr Ihostname
	      Returns the dotted decimal address for a partial or fully qualified domain name (e.g., google.com).

KEYWORDS
       DNS, hostname, address

AOLserver								4.0						       ns_addr(3aolserver)