VIRGIL(2)VIRGIL(2)NAMEvirgil - pose question to name resolver
SYNOPSIS
include "security.m";
virgil := load Virgil Virgil->PATH;
virgil: fn(args: list of string): string;
DESCRIPTION
Virgil provides a client side interface for interactions with the name
resolution service virgild(8).
Args is a command line of the form:
virgil [-v address] [name]
Name is the host name to be resolved to a network address. Normally
the request is broadcast to any and all virgild servers on the network,
which virgil expects to find on UDP/IP port 2202. The -v option
instead directs the request to the given numeric IP address.
Virgil waits up to 5 seconds for a reply, retransmitting the request
once a second. It accepts and returns the first answer it receives.
SOURCE
/appl/lib/virgil.b
SEE ALSOdial(2), cs(8), register(8), virgild(8)DIAGNOSTICS
Virgil returns for invalid arguments and if the name was not resolved.
BUGS
The virgild port is hard coded.
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