c-ares A C library that performs DNS requests and name resolves asynchronously
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request resolve dns dns request name resolve

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A C library that performs DNS requests and name resolves asynchronously c-ares is a C library that name resolves asynchronously and performs DNS requests. c-ares is a fork of the library named 'ares', written by Greg Hudson at MIT.Some noticeable changes from ares include:· IPv6 support· Many bug fixes· Extended portability (Mac OS X, RISC OS, Windows, DOS and more)· 64bit cleaned sources· New functions (ares_cancel(), ares_expand_string(), ares_version() and more) What's New in This Release: Changed: · Added support for the glibc "rotate" resolv.conf option (or ARES_OPT_ROTATE) · Added ares_gethostbyname_file() · Added ares_dup() · Added ares_set_socket_callback() Fixed: · improved configure detection of several functions · improved source code portability · adig supports a regular numerical dotted IP address for the -s option · handling of EINPROGRESS for UDP connects · ares_parse_ptr_reply() would cause a buffer to shrink instead of expand if a reply contained 8 or more records · buildconf works on OS X

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