nssend(FP) 6 January 1993 nssend(FP) Name 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 nscode 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