Re: PTR records and software support (was Re: Revisiting DNS Notation

Bill Manning <bmanning@ISI.EDU> Thu, 08 August 2002 19:03 UTC

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From: Bill Manning <bmanning@ISI.EDU>
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Subject: Re: PTR records and software support (was Re: Revisiting DNS Notation
In-Reply-To: <200208081648.g78GmMgD007606@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> from "Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu" at "Aug 8, 2 12:48:22 pm"
To: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 12:03:31 -0700
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% I'm quite sure that 'dig' was already around in 1999 when you wrote that
% the first time - I seem to remember building it at my previous job (which
% I left in May 1989).  I know the author is lurking and will comment if
% I got it blatantly wrong.. ;)
% -- 
% 				Valdis Kletnieks
% 				Computer Systems Senior Engineer
% 				Virginia Tech

The headers in DiG 2.0 indicate a 1987 date.

-- 
--bill