refer to named

SCCS-vsn: old/htable/htable.8 6.3

diff --git a/usr/src/old/htable/htable.8 b/usr/src/old/htable/htable.8
index a20f069..7043701 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/src/old/htable/htable.8
+++ b/usr/src/old/htable/htable.8
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
 .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
 .\"
 .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
 .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
 .\"

-.\"    @(#)htable.8    6.2 (Berkeley) %G%
+.\"    @(#)htable.8    6.3 (Berkeley) %G%

 .\"
 .TH HTABLE 8 ""
 .UC 5
 .\"
 .TH HTABLE 8 ""
 .UC 5


@@ -31,9 +31,12 @@ and
 .IR gateways .
 The 
 .I hosts
 .IR gateways .
 The 
 .I hosts

-file is used by the 
+file may be used by the 

 .IR gethostbyname (3N)
 .IR gethostbyname (3N)

-routines in mapping host names to addresses.
+routines in mapping host names to addresses
+if the nameserver,
+.IR named (8),
+is not used.

 The
 .I networks
 file is used by the
 The
 .I networks
 file is used by the


@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ file is used by the
 routines in mapping network names to numbers.
 The
 .I gateways
 routines in mapping network names to numbers.
 The
 .I gateways

-file is used by the routing daemon
+file may be used by the routing daemon

 in identifying ``passive'' Internet gateways;
 see
 .IR routed (8C)
 in identifying ``passive'' Internet gateways;
 see
 .IR routed (8C)


@@ -63,11 +66,13 @@ Only one gateway to each network will be placed in the gateways file;
 a gateway listed in the localgateways file will override any in the
 input file.
 .PP
 a gateway listed in the localgateways file will override any in the
 input file.
 .PP

-A list of networks to which the host is directly connected is specified with the
+If the gateways file is to be used,
+a list of networks to which the host is directly connected
+is specified with the

 .B \-c
 flag.
 The networks, separated by commas,
 .B \-c
 flag.
 The networks, separated by commas,

-may be given by name or in internet-standard dot notation,
+may be given by name or in Internet-standard dot notation,

 e.g.
 .B \-c
 arpanet,128.32,local-ether-net.
 e.g.
 .B \-c
 arpanet,128.32,local-ether-net.


@@ -93,4 +98,10 @@ is best used in conjunction with the
 program which retrieves the NIC database from a host.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 intro(3N),
 program which retrieves the NIC database from a host.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 intro(3N),

-gettable(8C)
+gettable(8C),
+named(8)
+.SH BUGS
+If the name-domain system provided network name mapping well as host
+name mapping,
+.I htable
+would no longer be needed.