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DNS.NET Resolver (C#)

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A full implementation of a reusable DNS resolver component and a Dig.Net example application.
using System;
/*
 * http://tools.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2230.txt
 * 
 * 3.1 KX RDATA format

   The KX DNS record has the following RDATA format:

    +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
    |                  PREFERENCE                   |
    +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
    /                   EXCHANGER                   /
    /                                               /
    +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

   where:

   PREFERENCE      A 16 bit non-negative integer which specifies the
                   preference given to this RR among other KX records
                   at the same owner.  Lower values are preferred.

   EXCHANGER       A <domain-name> which specifies a host willing to
                   act as a mail exchange for the owner name.

   KX records MUST cause type A additional section processing for the
   host specified by EXCHANGER.  In the event that the host processing
   the DNS transaction supports IPv6, KX records MUST also cause type
   AAAA additional section processing.

   The KX RDATA field MUST NOT be compressed.

 */
namespace Heijden.DNS
{
	public class RecordKX : Record, IComparable
	{
		public ushort PREFERENCE;
		public string EXCHANGER;

		public RecordKX(RecordReader rr)
		{
			PREFERENCE = rr.ReadUInt16();
			EXCHANGER = rr.ReadDomainName();
		}

		public override string ToString()
		{
			return string.Format("{0} {1}", PREFERENCE, EXCHANGER);
		}

		public int CompareTo(object objA)
		{
			RecordKX recordKX = objA as RecordKX;
			if (recordKX == null)
				return -1;
			else if (this.PREFERENCE > recordKX.PREFERENCE)
				return 1;
			else if (this.PREFERENCE < recordKX.PREFERENCE)
				return -1;
			else // they are the same, now compare case insensitive names
				return string.Compare(this.EXCHANGER, recordKX.EXCHANGER, true);
		}

	}
}

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Written By
Retired Van der Heijden Holding BV
Netherlands Netherlands
I'm Alphons van der Heijden, living in Lelystad, Netherlands, Europa, Earth. And currently I'm retiring from hard working ( ;- ), owning my own company. Because I'm full of energy, and a little to young to relax ...., I don't sit down, but create and recreate software solutions, that I like. Reinventing the wheel is my second nature. My interest is in the area of Internet technologies, .NET etc. I was there in 1992 when Mosaic came out, and from that point, my life changed dramatically, and so did the world, in fact. (Y)

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