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Subject: Re: CIDR blocks & relay security...
From: sthaug
nethelp.noDate: Sun Dec 10 2000 - 02:15:39 CST
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> i'm not interested in opinion. i wanted a specific answer to a specific
> technical question. i.e. why isn't it possible to read the netmask along
> with the IP address?
It's possible, but not necessarily easy or portable. See getnetconf() in
the BIND 8 sources (file src/bin/named/ns_main.c) for the contortions
BIND goes through in order to get the interface configuration for lots
of different systems.
Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaugnethelp.no
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