NAME¶
nnsd - Name service facility, Commandline Server Application
SYNOPSIS¶
nnsd ?
-localonly flag? ?
-port port?
DESCRIPTION¶
Please read
Name service facility, introduction first.
The application described by this document,
nns, is a simple command line
server for the nano name service facility provided by the Tcllib packages
nameserv, and
nameserv::server. Beyond that the application's
sources also serve as an example of how to use the server package
nameserv::server.
This name service facility has nothing to do with the Internet's
Domain Name
System, otherwise known as
DNS. If the reader is looking for a
package dealing with that please see either of the packages
dns and
resolv, both found in Tcllib too.
USE CASES¶
nnsd was written with the following main use case in mind.
- [1]
- Run a nano name service on some host.
COMMAND LINE¶
- nnsd ?-localonly flag? ?-port
port?
- The command configures a server per the specified options
and starts it. The command will not exit on its, as it keeps the name
service database wholly in memory. The user has to kill it explicitly,
eithre by sending a a signal, or through the job-control facilities of the
shell in use.
The options to configure the name service are explained in section
OPTIONS.
OPTIONS¶
This section describes all the options available to the user of the application
- -localonly bool
- If this option is not specified it defaults to true,
i.e. acceptance of only local connections. The server will accept remote
connections, i.e. connections from other hosts, if and only if this option
is configured to false.
- -port number
- If this option is not specified it defaults to
38573. It specifies the TCP port the server has to listen on for
requests.
BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK¶
This document, and the application it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs
and other problems. Please report such in the category
nameserv of the
Tcllib SF Trackers [
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883].
Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either
application and/or documentation.
SEE ALSO¶
nameserv::common(3tcl), nameserv::server(3tcl)
KEYWORDS¶
application, name service, server
CATEGORY¶
Networking
COPYRIGHT¶
Copyright (c) 2007-2008 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>