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5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews>Introduction </TITLE
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5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews>Chapter 1. Introduction </A
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews>Table of Contents</B
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews>Scope of Document</A
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews>Organization of This Document</A
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews>Conventions Used in This Document</A
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews>Discussion of Domain Name System (<SPAN
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark AndrewsCLASS="acronym"
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews>) Basics and
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark AndrewsCLASS="acronym"
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews>The Internet Domain Name System (<SPAN
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark AndrewsCLASS="acronym"
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews>) consists of the syntax
a1b05dea35aa30b152a47115e18bbe679d3fcf19Mark Andrews to specify the names of entities in the Internet in a hierarchical
a1b05dea35aa30b152a47115e18bbe679d3fcf19Mark Andrews manner, the rules used for delegating authority over names, and the
a1b05dea35aa30b152a47115e18bbe679d3fcf19Mark Andrews system implementation that actually maps names to Internet
a1b05dea35aa30b152a47115e18bbe679d3fcf19Mark Andrews addresses. <SPAN
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a1b05dea35aa30b152a47115e18bbe679d3fcf19Mark Andrews> data is maintained in a group of distributed
a1b05dea35aa30b152a47115e18bbe679d3fcf19Mark Andrews hierarchical databases.</P
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5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark AndrewsCLASS="sect1"
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews>1.1. Scope of Document</A
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews>The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (<SPAN
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5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews>) implements an
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews Internet nameserver for a number of operating systems. This
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews document provides basic information about the installation and
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews care of the Internet Software Consortium (<SPAN
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5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews software package for system administrators.</P
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5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark AndrewsCLASS="sect1"
c4d99a62407cebca29653666ae11f87e4f56ebbcAutomatic Updater>1.2. Organization of This Document</A
c4d99a62407cebca29653666ae11f87e4f56ebbcAutomatic Updater>In this document, <I
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c4d99a62407cebca29653666ae11f87e4f56ebbcAutomatic Updater the basic <SPAN
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c4d99a62407cebca29653666ae11f87e4f56ebbcAutomatic Updater describes resource requirements for running <SPAN
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c4d99a62407cebca29653666ae11f87e4f56ebbcAutomatic Updater environments. Information in <I
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5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark AndrewsCLASS="emphasis"
d71e2e0c61df16ff37c9934c371a4a60c08974f7Mark Andrews>task-oriented</I
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews> in its presentation and is
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews organized functionally, to aid in the process of installing the
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5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews> 9 software. The task-oriented section is followed by
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark AndrewsCLASS="emphasis"
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews>Section 4</I
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews>, which contains more advanced
d71e2e0c61df16ff37c9934c371a4a60c08974f7Mark Andrews concepts that the system administrator may need for implementing
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews certain options. Section 5 describes the <SPAN
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5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews> 9 lightweight
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews resolver. The contents of <I
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark AndrewsCLASS="emphasis"
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews>Section 6</I
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews organized as in a reference manual to aid in the ongoing
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews maintenance of the software. <I
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5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews>addresses security considerations, and
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark AndrewsCLASS="emphasis"
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews>Section 8</I
d71e2e0c61df16ff37c9934c371a4a60c08974f7Mark Andrews> contains troubleshooting help. The
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews main body of the document is followed by several
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5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews>Appendices</I
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews> which contain useful reference
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews information, such as a <I
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d71e2e0c61df16ff37c9934c371a4a60c08974f7Mark Andrews>Bibliography</I
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews historic information related to <SPAN
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5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews> and the Domain Name
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews>1.3. Conventions Used in This Document</A
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews>In this document, we use the following general typographic
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews conventions:</P
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5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark AndrewsCLASS="emphasis"
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews>We use the style:</I
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