NAME

virgil − pose question to name resolver

SYNOPSIS

include "security.m"; virgil := load Virgil Virgil->PATH;
 
virgil:fn(args: list of string): string;

DESCRIPTION

Virgil provides a client side interface for interactions with the name resolution service virgild(8).

Args is a command line of the form:

virgil [-v address] [name]

Name is the host name to be resolved to a network address.  Normally the request is broadcast to any and all virgild servers on the network, which virgil expects to find on UDP/IP port 2202.  The -v option instead directs the request to the given numeric IP address.

Virgil waits up to 5 seconds for a reply, retransmitting the request once a second.  It accepts and returns the first answer it receives. 

SOURCE

/appl/lib/virgil.b

SEE ALSO

sys-dial(2), cs(8), register(8), virgild(8)

DIAGNOSTICS

Virgil returns for invalid arguments and if the name was not resolved. 

BUGS

The virgild port is hard coded.