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dn_skipname(3) Library Functions Manual dn_skipname(3)
NAME
dn_skipname - Skips over a compressed domain name
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc.a)
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <arpa/nameser.h>
#include <resolv.h>
int dn_skipname (
u_char *comp_domain_name,
u_char *end_of_message );
PARAMETERS
Specifies a pointer to a compressed domain name. Specifies the end of
the compressed domain name address.
DESCRIPTION
The dn_skipname() function skips over a compressed domain name.
The dn_skipname() function is one of a set of subroutines that form the
resolver, a set of functions that resolve domain names. Global infor-
mation that is used by the resolver functions is kept in the _res data
structure. The include/resolv.h file contains the _res structure defi-
nition.
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, the dn_skipname() function returns the size
of the compressed domain name. If the dn_skipname() function fails, -1
is returned.
FILES
Defines name server and domain name structures, values, and constants.
RELATED INFORMATION
Functions: res_init(3), res_mkquery(3), res_send(3), dn_comp(3), dn_ex-
pand(3), dn_find(3), _getshort(3), _getlong(3), putshort(3), putlong(3)
Commands: named(8) delim off
dn_skipname(3)