Re: Cygwin DNS lookup utility

[Mark Geisert <mark at maxrnd dot com>]

cuicui <cuicui.oizo <at> free.fr> writes:
> David a Ãcrit :
> > If the "host" utility is available in cygwin, which cygwin package 
> > should I install to have it?
> 
> You can use the offical Bind "binary kit" for windows:
[...]
> Be careful, the "host.exe" and "dig.exe" need some weird other binaries 
> files such as the *.manifest files (i'm speaking of version 9.4.x, i did 
> not try 9.5.x yet).

Why inflict the "weird other binaries" on the OP?  The vanilla Bind 9.4.2 (and 
likely later) package from ISC builds OOTB with Cygwin.

http://www.isc.org/sw/dl?pkg=bind9/9.4.2/bind-
9.4.2.tar.gz&name=BIND%209.4.2%20Source

..mark





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