[Nagiosplug-devel] [ nagiosplug-Feature Requests-2015822 ] check_dns should use c library functions, not nslookup binar

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Feature Requests item #2015822, was opened at 2008-07-11 11:10
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Status: Open
>Priority: 2
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Submitted By: Duncan Ferguson (duncan_ferguson)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: check_dns should use c library functions, not nslookup binar

Initial Comment:
check_dns uses nslookup binary to perform its checks rather than using C library functions.  This means an unnecessary reliance on extra binaries being installed.

This is in version 1.4.12

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>Comment By: Holger Weiss (hweiss)
Date: 2008-07-11 12:55

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Yes, it would be nice if check_dns wouldn't rely on external binaries. 
However, there are no C library functions which provide the required
functionality, we'd have to implement that ourselves.  Patches welcome!
:-)

I wouldn't classify this as a bug, but rather as a (low priority, compared
to other tasks on our TODO list) wish list item, so I'll move it over to
the "Feature Requests" tracker.

Thanks, Holger

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