On Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 05:24:26AM -0700, Nevin Pratt wrote:
> 
> 
> Ned Konz wrote:
> 
> >On Monday 21 July 2003 09:19 pm, Nevin Pratt wrote:
> > 
> >
> >>Anybody know how to do MX record lookups from within Squeak rather
> >>than DNS lookups?  Seems on my system, 'sbcglobal.net' resolves to
> >>a good MX record, but fails as a DNS lookup.
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >Sure. Use OSProcess and call nslookup or dig.
> >
> > 
> >
> 
> I thought 'nslookup' and 'dig' just did DNS checks, no?  I thought the 
> only difference between Squeak's NetNameResolver class and them is that 
> NetNameResolver uses the default DNS machines defined on the host 
> machine, whereas with 'dig' (and I think 'nslookup' as well) allow you 
> to specify which machine you want to use for the DNS lookup.
> 
> So, off hand, I don't see what 'nslookup' and/or 'dig' buy me for this 
> application.

It should be nicer to do with host:

ragnar:~$ host -t MX sbcglobal.net
sbcglobal.net mail is handled by 10 vmc-ext.prodigy.net.
sbcglobal.net mail is handled by 10 vmd-ext.prodigy.net.
sbcglobal.net mail is handled by 10 vme-ext.prodigy.net.
sbcglobal.net mail is handled by 10 vmf-ext.prodigy.net.
sbcglobal.net mail is handled by 10 vmg-ext.prodigy.net.
sbcglobal.net mail is handled by 10 vmh-ext.prodigy.net.
sbcglobal.net mail is handled by 10 vmi-ext.prodigy.net.
sbcglobal.net mail is handled by 10 vmm-ext.prodigy.net.
sbcglobal.net mail is handled by 10 vmn-ext.prodigy.net.
sbcglobal.net mail is handled by 10 mailapps1-ext.prodigy.net.
sbcglobal.net mail is handled by 10 mailapps2-ext.prodigy.net.
sbcglobal.net mail is handled by 10 vm4-ext.prodigy.net.
sbcglobal.net mail is handled by 10 vmb-ext.prodigy.net.

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