NAME

tnamed − DARPA Trivial name server

SYNOPSIS

/usr/etc/in.tnamed [-v]

DESCRIPTION

tnamed is a server that supports the DARPA Name Server Protocol.  The name server operates at the port indicated in the “name” service description (see services(5)), and is invoked by inetd(8C) when a request is made to the name server.

Two known clients of this service are the MIT PC/IP software the Bridge boxes. 

OPTIONS

−vInvoke the deamon in verbose mode. 

SEE ALSO

services(5), inetd(8C)

BUGS

The service only deals with the most trivial form of names like “krypton”, and does support the uucp(1C) !host!net name format. 

7th Edition  —  19 MAr 1986