checkdnsrr

checkdnsrr -- Check DNS records corresponding to a given Internet host name or IP address.

Description

int checkdnsrr (string host, string [ type ]);

Searches DNS for records of type type corresponding to host . Returns true if any records are found; returns false if no records were found or if an error occurred.

type may be any one of: A, MX, NS, SOA, PTR, CNAME, or ANY. The default is MX.

host may either be the IP address in dotted-quad notation or the host name.

See also getmxrr() , gethostbyaddr() , gethostbyname() , gethostbynamel() , and the named(8) manual page.