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dn_skipname(3)
NAME
  dn_skipname - Skips over a compressed domain name

LIBRARY
  Standard C Library (libc.a)

SYNOPSIS

  #include <sys/types.h>

  #include <netinet/in.h>

  #include <arpa/nameser.h>

  #include <resolv.h>

  int dn_skipname (
      u_char *comp_domain_name,
      u_char *end_of_message );

PARAMETERS
  comp_domain_name
	    Specifies a pointer to a compressed domain name.

  end_of_message
	    Specifies the end of the compressed domain name address.

DESCRIPTION
  The dn_skipname() function skips over a compressed domain name.

  The dn_skipname() function is one of a set of subroutines that form the
  resolver, a set of functions that resolve domain names.  Global information
  that is used by the resolver functions is kept in the _res data structure.
  The include/resolv.h file contains the _res structure definition.

RETURN VALUES
  Upon successful completion, the dn_skipname() function returns the size of
  the compressed domain name.  If the dn_skipname() function fails, -1 is
  returned.

FILES
  /etc/resolv.conf
	    Defines name server and domain name structures, values, and
	    constants.




RELATED INFORMATION
  Functions: res_init(3), res_mkquery(3), res_send(3), dn_comp(3),
  dn_expand(3), dn_find(3), _getshort(3), _getlong(3), putshort(3),
  putlong(3)

  Commands: named(8)