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8 DNS BIND/iX

BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an implementation of the

Domain Name System (DNS). It consists of a network of servers which

provide a distributed database, including names and addresses of host

machines. This information is accessible to client hosts which are

running resolver software. This enables them to send queries to and

receive replies from the servers.

The resolver software runs on MPE/iX versions preceding 6.0 so that

the MPE/iX client hosts can query DNS servers running on other

platforms. On MPE/iX 6.0 there is a full implementation of BIND which

means that your MPE/iX host can now act as a DNS server on your

network.