nssend(FP)

nssend -- name server request structure

Syntax

#include <nserve.h>

Description

The nssend structure contains the information used to send requests to or receive requests from the name server.

The structure is:

   short               ns_code;        /* request code - see list that follows */
   short               ns_type;        /* type of data, unused for now        */
   short               ns_flag;        /* read/write flag */
   char                *ns_name;       /* name of resource */
   char                *ns_desc;       /* description of resource */
   char                *ns_path;       /* local pathname of resource */
   struct address      *ns_addr;       /* address of resource's owner */
   char                **ns_mach;      /* list of client machines */

The request codes for the ns_code member are as follows:

Code Description

NS_ADV Advertise a resource

NS_BYMACHINE Inverse query by owner and type

NS_FINDP Find which machine is primary

NS_GET Unused query

NS_IM_NP Indicate secondary poll

NS_IM_P Indicate primary poll

NS_INIT Called to set up name service

NS_IQUERY General inverse query

NS_MODADV Modify an advertisement

NS_QUERY Query by name and type

NS_REL Relinquish being primary

NS_SENDPASS Register password with primary

NS_SNDBACK Null type

NS_UNADV Unadvertise a resource

NS_VERIFY Verify validity of password

Code	Description
NS_ADV	Advertise a resource
NS_BYMACHINE	Inverse query by owner and type
NS_FINDP	Find which machine is primary
NS_GET	Unused query
NS_IM_NP	Indicate secondary poll
NS_IM_P	Indicate primary poll
NS_INIT	Called to set up name service
NS_IQUERY	General inverse query
NS_MODADV	Modify an advertisement
NS_QUERY	Query by name and type
NS_REL	Relinquish being primary
NS_SENDPASS	Register password with primary
NS_SNDBACK	Null type
NS_UNADV	Unadvertise a resource
NS_VERIFY	Verify validity of password