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.TH ECHOPING_DNS 1 "May 26, 2004"
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.SH NAME
echoping_dns \- echoping plugin which queries a DNS server
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B echoping
.RI [echoping\ options]
.RI -m\ dns
.B hostname
.B request
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
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dns is an echoping plugin, fo testing the performances of DNS (RFC
1034 and 1035) servers.
.SH ARGUMENTS
.TP
.B request 
A domain name
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-t, \-\-type
The type of data requested (NS, A, SOA, etc)
.TP
.B \-\-no-recurse
Do not request recursive queries
.TP
.B \-\-tcp
Use only TCP ("virtual circuit")
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR echoping (1),
.SH AUTHOR
Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortz@users.sourceforge.net>