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Re: Cygwin DNS lookup utility


On Sun, Jun 08, 2008 at 06:53:28PM +0200, David wrote:
> On 2008-06-08 18:03:12 +0200, Christopher Faylor 
> <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please@cygwin.com> said:
>
>> On Sun, Jun 08, 2008 at 05:52:06PM +0200, David wrote:
>>> The GNU "host" command is a useful DNS lookup utility.
>>> Is the "host" command available in cygwin?
>>> (Cygwin does not install it by default)
>>> If the "host" utility is available in cygwin, which cygwin package
>>> should I install to have it?
>> To answer "which cygwin package should I install" questions, cast your
>> eyes to the left bar on the cygwin web page and find:
>> Software
>>   Setup Package Search
>
> I have already done that, and I have not found the solution.
>
> There are two possible explanations for this:
> 1- The "host" utility is not available at Cygwin
> 2- I didn't find it, even using the "Setup Package Search" utility.

The Setup Package Search is the definitive source.  If you can't find
"host" there it means it isn't available as a standard cygwin package.

cgf

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