HP-UX 11i Version 1.6 Release Notes

Networking
Internet Services
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Internet Services
The Internet Services product family delivers and supports the networking services
considered essential to HP-UX users interoperating on TCP/IP - based networks.
Summary of Change
The Internet Services products discussed in the Internet Services section are:
• Revised version of BIND: 9.2
• Revised version of WU_FTPD: 2.6.1
• Revised version of Sendmail: 8.11.1
• Changes to rcommand
•New telnetd options
• Support of hostname characters by rwhod
• Availability of Secure Internet Services
• Non-availability of OSPF agent for gated
• Advance notice of rbootd obsolescence
•Use of use_psd option for rexecd
Details of Change
Each of the Internet Services products identified in the Summary of Change section is
described in detail in the following sub-sections:
BIND 9.2
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a mechanism that implements a machine name
hierarchy for TCP/IP based internets. The Berkeley Internet Name Domain server
(BIND) is a commonly used DNS implementation.
Summary of Change
The HP-UX 11i v1.6 release installs BIND 9.2. The revised BIND 9.2 provides these new
features:
• New options in options, zone, and server statements.
• A new utility to generate the rndc.conf configuration file.
• New command line options for the various binaries.
• New commands in rndc