
dns_browse and dns_tree
=======================

WHAT ARE dns_browse and dns_tree?
---------------------------------

dns_tree is a command-line-based front-end to dig.  It replaces the
several dig invocations necessary to fetch a zone, and it formats the
output in a somewhat sensible hierarchical style (a tree).

dns_browse is a GUI front-end to dns_tree.  It allows point-and-click
DNS browsing and makes it easy to expand/compress hierarchies in one
or more DNS zones.


WHAT'S NEW WITH THIS RELEASE?
-----------------------------

1.8:  13-May-02
- LOC RR added to dns_browse and tree.  (But PARSING
of LOC to dns tree not yet done.)

- Handling of temporary directories now done more securely in dns_tree.
Thanks to Debian <http://bugs.debian.org/146591> for the poke.



REQUIREMENTS
------------

dns_tree requires
dig (available as part of bind from <http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/>),
and
Perl 5.002 or later (available from <http://www.perl.org/>).

dns_browse requires
Tk-4.2 or later (available from <http://www.scriptics.com/>).


AVAILABILITY and BUGS
---------------------

The latest version of dns_browse and dns_tree is available at 
<http://www.isi.edu/~johnh/SOFTWARE/DNS/index.html>.

Feedback about these tools is welcome; send comments to John
Heidemann, <johnh@isi.edu>.


INSTALLATION
------------

These tools use GNU autoconf.  To configure, run ./configure, then
type ``make install''.  To install in different places, run
``./configure --prefix=/local'' or ``./configure --bindir=/local''.

If autoconf doesn't work you can install the scripts by hand to
changing their #! lines.


RELEASE HISTORY
---------------

1.4:  23 November 1997
The first public release.  Prior versions were
used internally to spy on the Lybians.  (Actually, I'm ly'ing.)

1.5:  2 December 1997
Fixed an autoconf bug where by default the program tried
to install in the cwd.  (Bug reported by
Wilfried Woeber <woeber@cc.univie.ac.at>.)

1.6:  15 December 1997
Fixed another installation bug (problem reported by Brian Heess
<dmbong@commline.com>).  Added support for BIND-8's dig
(problem reported by Noel Hunt <noel@jpmorgan.com>).

1.7:  6-May-99
Apparently I didn't have bind-8 dig quite working.
Now that's what I run by default.


ISPELL WORDS
------------

 LocalWords:  dns


COPYRIGHT
---------

dns_browse and dns_tree are Copyright (C) 1997 by John Heidemann.

These programs are free software; you can redistribute them
and/or modify them under the terms of the GNU General Public License
as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
License, or any later version.

These programs are distributed in the hope that they will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with these programs; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307,
USA.

The GNU General Public License can be found in the file ``COPYING''.


   -John Heidemann
    23 November 1997


