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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;

namespace Heijden.DNS
{
	/*
	3.3.9. MX RDATA format

		+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
		|                  PREFERENCE                   |
		+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
		/                   EXCHANGE                    /
		/                                               /
		+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

	where:

	PREFERENCE      A 16 bit integer which specifies the preference given to
					this RR among others at the same owner.  Lower values
					are preferred.

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

	MX records cause type A additional section processing for the host
	specified by EXCHANGE.  The use of MX RRs is explained in detail in
	[RFC-974].
	*/

	public class RecordMX : Record, IComparable
	{
		public ushort PREFERENCE;
		public string EXCHANGE;

		public RecordMX(RecordReader rr)
		{
			PREFERENCE = rr.ReadUInt16();
			EXCHANGE = rr.ReadDomainName();
		}

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

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