Package: libbind4-dev (6.0-1)

DNS resolver and message parsing static library and headers

libbind contains the standard resolver library that was distributed in BIND9 prior to version 9.6. Included are functions that communicate with domain name servers, parse DNS messages, retrieve network host entries from /etc/hosts or via DNS, convert CIDR network addresses, perform Hesiod information lookups, retrieve network entries from /etc/networks, implement TSIG transaction/request security of DNS messages, perform name-to-address and address-to-name translations, and use /etc/resolv.conf for resolver configuration.

This package contains the static library and development headers.

Tags: Software Development: Libraries, : qa::low-popcon, Role: Development Library