firedns_getcname3
Create a query to resolve the canonical name of a host
Usage
#include <firedns.h>
-lfiredns
int firedns_getcname(const char *name)
Overview
firedns_getcname() creates and sends a request to resolve the canonical name (CNAME) of name. It returns a file descriptor that should be select(2)'ed upon (read set). When the file descriptor shows ready for reading call firedns_getresult(3) to retrieve the results.
Return value
Returns an integer file descriptor that can be used the same as any other file descriptor. Returns -1 on error.
Releases
Unchanged in 2 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge).