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Re: Ip Address to Host Name

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From: Rod Ellery
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 00:00
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In article <892059105wnr@boydr.demon.co.uk>
           Kerstin@boydr.demon.co.uk "C:WINSOCKKA9QSPOOLMAIL" writes:

> 
> Is there a service that will return a host name from an IP Adress ?
> 

If you're using KA9Q try: domain query [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx]

Note the square brackets.

If you want you can do the same by email. Send one of the following
commands to dns@grasp.insa-lyon.fr

>   Available commands are:
>
>      help                              ; get this
>      ip host.foo.bar                   ; get host's addresses
>      addr host.foo.bar                 ; same
>      name ip#                          ; get host name from address
>      host ip#                          ; same
>      mx host.foo.bar                   ; get MX records
>      ns host.foo.bar                   ; get name servers
>      soa foo.bar                       ; get authority record

>   Commands must be in the body of the message, not in the
>   subject.

>   Should you have questions, please mail them to the alias
>   <dns-request@grasp.insa-lyon.fr>, where a human will read
>   the mail.


Example output:

you> name 158.152.1.65 

Officiel hostname:  gate.demon.co.uk


-- 

Rod Ellery
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