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Removed Demo/dns -- see sf.net/projects/pydns/ instead.
authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>
Tue, 2 Oct 2001 23:13:16 +0000 (23:13 +0000)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>
Tue, 2 Oct 2001 23:13:16 +0000 (23:13 +0000)
Demo/dns/README [deleted file]
Demo/dns/asgethost.py [deleted file]
Demo/dns/dnsclass.py [deleted file]
Demo/dns/dnslib.py [deleted file]
Demo/dns/dnsopcode.py [deleted file]
Demo/dns/dnstype.py [deleted file]

diff --git a/Demo/dns/README b/Demo/dns/README
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@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-This directory contains a module (dnslib) that implements a DNS
-(Domain Name Server) client, plus additional modules that define some
-symbolic constants used by DNS (dnstype, dnsclass, dnsopcode).
-
-Type "python dnslib.py -/" for a usage message.
-
-You can also import dnslib and write your own, more sophisticated
-client code; use the test program as an example (there is currently no
-documentation :-).
-
-NOTE: This code has been evolved into a much more enhanced package by
-Anthony Baxter; see the pydns project at SourceForge:
-
-    http://sourceforge.net/projects/pydns/
diff --git a/Demo/dns/asgethost.py b/Demo/dns/asgethost.py
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-import sys
-import dnslib
-import dnstype
-import dnsopcode
-import dnsclass
-import socket
-import select
-
-def main():
-    server = 'cnri.reston.va.us'        # How?
-    port = 53
-    opcode = dnsopcode.QUERY
-    rd = 0
-    qtype = dnstype.MX
-    qname = sys.argv[1:] and sys.argv[1] or 'www.python.org'
-    m = dnslib.Mpacker()
-    m.addHeader(0,
-                0, opcode, 0, 0, rd, 0, 0, 0,
-                1, 0, 0, 0)
-    m.addQuestion(qname, qtype, dnsclass.IN)
-    request = m.getbuf()
-    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
-    s.connect((server, port))
-    s.send(request)
-    while 1:
-        r, w, x = [s], [], []
-        r, w, x = select.select(r, w, x, 0.333)
-        print r, w, x
-        if r:
-            reply = s.recv(1024)
-            u = dnslib.Munpacker(reply)
-            dnslib.dumpM(u)
-            break
-
-main()
diff --git a/Demo/dns/dnsclass.py b/Demo/dns/dnsclass.py
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-# CLASS values (section 3.2.4)
-
-IN = 1         # the Internet
-CS = 2         # the CSNET class (Obsolete - used only for examples in
-               # some obsolete RFCs)
-CH = 3         # the CHAOS class
-HS = 4         # Hesiod [Dyer 87]
-
-# QCLASS values (section 3.2.5)
-
-ANY = 255      # any class
-
-
-# Construct reverse mapping dictionary
-
-_names = dir()
-classmap = {}
-for _name in _names:
-       if _name[0] != '_': classmap[eval(_name)] = _name
-
-def classstr(klass):
-       if classmap.has_key(klass): return classmap[klass]
-       else: return `klass`
diff --git a/Demo/dns/dnslib.py b/Demo/dns/dnslib.py
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-# Domain Name Server (DNS) interface
-#
-# See RFC 1035:
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Network Working Group                                     P. Mockapetris
-# Request for Comments: 1035                                           ISI
-#                                                            November 1987
-# Obsoletes: RFCs 882, 883, 973
-# 
-#             DOMAIN NAMES - IMPLEMENTATION AND SPECIFICATION
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-import string
-
-import dnstype
-import dnsclass
-import dnsopcode
-
-
-# Low-level 16 and 32 bit integer packing and unpacking
-
-def pack16bit(n):
-       return chr((n>>8)&0xFF) + chr(n&0xFF)
-
-def pack32bit(n):
-       return chr((n>>24)&0xFF) + chr((n>>16)&0xFF) \
-                 + chr((n>>8)&0xFF) + chr(n&0xFF)
-
-def unpack16bit(s):
-       return (ord(s[0])<<8) | ord(s[1])
-
-def unpack32bit(s):
-       return (ord(s[0])<<24) | (ord(s[1])<<16) \
-                 | (ord(s[2])<<8) | ord(s[3])
-
-def addr2bin(addr):
-       if type(addr) == type(0):
-               return addr
-       bytes = string.splitfields(addr, '.')
-       if len(bytes) != 4: raise ValueError, 'bad IP address'
-       n = 0
-       for byte in bytes: n = n<<8 | string.atoi(byte)
-       return n
-
-def bin2addr(n):
-       return '%d.%d.%d.%d' % ((n>>24)&0xFF, (n>>16)&0xFF,
-                 (n>>8)&0xFF, n&0xFF)
-
-
-# Packing class
-
-class Packer:
-       def __init__(self):
-               self.buf = ''
-               self.index = {}
-       def getbuf(self):
-               return self.buf
-       def addbyte(self, c):
-               if len(c) != 1: raise TypeError, 'one character expected'
-               self.buf = self.buf + c
-       def addbytes(self, bytes):
-               self.buf = self.buf + bytes
-       def add16bit(self, n):
-               self.buf = self.buf + pack16bit(n)
-       def add32bit(self, n):
-               self.buf = self.buf + pack32bit(n)
-       def addaddr(self, addr):
-               n = addr2bin(addr)
-               self.buf = self.buf + pack32bit(n)
-       def addstring(self, s):
-               self.addbyte(chr(len(s)))
-               self.addbytes(s)
-       def addname(self, name):
-               # Domain name packing (section 4.1.4)
-               # Add a domain name to the buffer, possibly using pointers.
-               # The case of the first occurrence of a name is preserved.
-               # Redundant dots are ignored.
-               list = []
-               for label in string.splitfields(name, '.'):
-                       if label:
-                               if len(label) > 63:
-                                       raise PackError, 'label too long'
-                               list.append(label)
-               keys = []
-               for i in range(len(list)):
-                       key = string.upper(string.joinfields(list[i:], '.'))
-                       keys.append(key)
-                       if self.index.has_key(key):
-                               pointer = self.index[key]
-                               break
-               else:
-                       i = len(list)
-                       pointer = None
-               # Do it into temporaries first so exceptions don't
-               # mess up self.index and self.buf
-               buf = ''
-               offset = len(self.buf)
-               index = []
-               for j in range(i):
-                       label = list[j]
-                       n = len(label)
-                       if offset + len(buf) < 0x3FFF:
-                               index.append( (keys[j], offset + len(buf)) )
-                       else:
-                               print 'dnslib.Packer.addname:',
-                               print 'warning: pointer too big'
-                       buf = buf + (chr(n) + label)
-               if pointer:
-                       buf = buf + pack16bit(pointer | 0xC000)
-               else:
-                       buf = buf + '\0'
-               self.buf = self.buf + buf
-               for key, value in index:
-                       self.index[key] = value
-       def dump(self):
-               keys = self.index.keys()
-               keys.sort()
-               print '-'*40
-               for key in keys:
-                       print '%20s %3d' % (key, self.index[key])
-               print '-'*40
-               space = 1
-               for i in range(0, len(self.buf)+1, 2):
-                       if self.buf[i:i+2] == '**':
-                               if not space: print
-                               space = 1
-                               continue
-                       space = 0
-                       print '%4d' % i,
-                       for c in self.buf[i:i+2]:
-                               if ' ' < c < '\177':
-                                       print ' %c' % c,
-                               else:
-                                       print '%2d' % ord(c),
-                       print
-               print '-'*40
-
-
-# Unpacking class
-
-UnpackError = 'dnslib.UnpackError'     # Exception
-
-class Unpacker:
-       def __init__(self, buf):
-               self.buf = buf
-               self.offset = 0
-       def getbyte(self):
-               c = self.buf[self.offset]
-               self.offset = self.offset + 1
-               return c
-       def getbytes(self, n):
-               s = self.buf[self.offset : self.offset + n]
-               if len(s) != n: raise UnpackError, 'not enough data left'
-               self.offset = self.offset + n
-               return s
-       def get16bit(self):
-               return unpack16bit(self.getbytes(2))
-       def get32bit(self):
-               return unpack32bit(self.getbytes(4))
-       def getaddr(self):
-               return bin2addr(self.get32bit())
-       def getstring(self):
-               return self.getbytes(ord(self.getbyte()))
-       def getname(self):
-               # Domain name unpacking (section 4.1.4)
-               c = self.getbyte()
-               i = ord(c)
-               if i & 0xC0 == 0xC0:
-                       d = self.getbyte()
-                       j = ord(d)
-                       pointer = ((i<<8) | j) & ~0xC000
-                       save_offset = self.offset
-                       try:
-                               self.offset = pointer
-                               domain = self.getname()
-                       finally:
-                               self.offset = save_offset
-                       return domain
-               if i == 0:
-                       return ''
-               domain = self.getbytes(i)
-               remains = self.getname()
-               if not remains:
-                       return domain
-               else:
-                       return domain + '.' + remains
-
-
-# Test program for packin/unpacking (section 4.1.4)
-
-def testpacker():
-       N = 25
-       R = range(N)
-       import timing
-       # See section 4.1.4 of RFC 1035
-       timing.start()
-       for i in R:
-               p = Packer()
-               p.addbytes('*' * 20)
-               p.addname('f.ISI.ARPA')
-               p.addbytes('*' * 8)
-               p.addname('Foo.F.isi.arpa')
-               p.addbytes('*' * 18)
-               p.addname('arpa')
-               p.addbytes('*' * 26)
-               p.addname('')
-       timing.finish()
-       print round(timing.milli() * 0.001 / N, 3), 'seconds per packing'
-       p.dump()
-       u = Unpacker(p.buf)
-       u.getbytes(20)
-       u.getname()
-       u.getbytes(8)
-       u.getname()
-       u.getbytes(18)
-       u.getname()
-       u.getbytes(26)
-       u.getname()
-       timing.start()
-       for i in R:
-               u = Unpacker(p.buf)
-               res = (u.getbytes(20),
-                      u.getname(),
-                      u.getbytes(8),
-                      u.getname(),
-                      u.getbytes(18),
-                      u.getname(),
-                      u.getbytes(26),
-                      u.getname())
-       timing.finish()
-       print round(timing.milli() * 0.001 / N, 3), 'seconds per unpacking'
-       for item in res: print item
-
-
-# Pack/unpack RR toplevel format (section 3.2.1)
-
-class RRpacker(Packer):
-       def __init__(self):
-               Packer.__init__(self)
-               self.rdstart = None
-       def addRRheader(self, name, type, klass, ttl, *rest):
-               self.addname(name)
-               self.add16bit(type)
-               self.add16bit(klass)
-               self.add32bit(ttl)
-               if rest:
-                       if res[1:]: raise TypeError, 'too many args'
-                       rdlength = rest[0]
-               else:
-                       rdlength = 0
-               self.add16bit(rdlength)
-               self.rdstart = len(self.buf)
-       def patchrdlength(self):
-               rdlength = unpack16bit(self.buf[self.rdstart-2:self.rdstart])
-               if rdlength == len(self.buf) - self.rdstart:
-                       return
-               rdata = self.buf[self.rdstart:]
-               save_buf = self.buf
-               ok = 0
-               try:
-                       self.buf = self.buf[:self.rdstart-2]
-                       self.add16bit(len(rdata))
-                       self.buf = self.buf + rdata
-                       ok = 1
-               finally:
-                       if not ok: self.buf = save_buf
-       def endRR(self):
-               if self.rdstart is not None:
-                       self.patchrdlength()
-               self.rdstart = None
-       def getbuf(self):
-               if self.rdstart is not None: self.patchrdlenth()
-               return Packer.getbuf(self)
-       # Standard RRs (section 3.3)
-       def addCNAME(self, name, klass, ttl, cname):
-               self.addRRheader(name, dnstype.CNAME, klass, ttl)
-               self.addname(cname)
-               self.endRR()
-       def addHINFO(self, name, klass, ttl, cpu, os):
-               self.addRRheader(name, dnstype.HINFO, klass, ttl)
-               self.addstring(cpu)
-               self.addstring(os)
-               self.endRR()
-       def addMX(self, name, klass, ttl, preference, exchange):
-               self.addRRheader(name, dnstype.MX, klass, ttl)
-               self.add16bit(preference)
-               self.addname(exchange)
-               self.endRR()
-       def addNS(self, name, klass, ttl, nsdname):
-               self.addRRheader(name, dnstype.NS, klass, ttl)
-               self.addname(nsdname)
-               self.endRR()
-       def addPTR(self, name, klass, ttl, ptrdname):
-               self.addRRheader(name, dnstype.PTR, klass, ttl)
-               self.addname(ptrdname)
-               self.endRR()
-       def addSOA(self, name, klass, ttl,
-                 mname, rname, serial, refresh, retry, expire, minimum):
-               self.addRRheader(name, dnstype.SOA, klass, ttl)
-               self.addname(mname)
-               self.addname(rname)
-               self.add32bit(serial)
-               self.add32bit(refresh)
-               self.add32bit(retry)
-               self.add32bit(expire)
-               self.add32bit(minimum)
-               self.endRR()
-       def addTXT(self, name, klass, ttl, list):
-               self.addRRheader(name, dnstype.TXT, klass, ttl)
-               for txtdata in list:
-                       self.addstring(txtdata)
-               self.endRR()
-       # Internet specific RRs (section 3.4) -- class = IN
-       def addA(self, name, ttl, address):
-               self.addRRheader(name, dnstype.A, dnsclass.IN, ttl)
-               self.addaddr(address)
-               self.endRR()
-       def addWKS(self, name, ttl, address, protocol, bitmap):
-               self.addRRheader(name, dnstype.WKS, dnsclass.IN, ttl)
-               self.addaddr(address)
-               self.addbyte(chr(protocol))
-               self.addbytes(bitmap)
-               self.endRR()
-
-
-class RRunpacker(Unpacker):
-       def __init__(self, buf):
-               Unpacker.__init__(self, buf)
-               self.rdend = None
-       def getRRheader(self):
-               name = self.getname()
-               type = self.get16bit()
-               klass = self.get16bit()
-               ttl = self.get32bit()
-               rdlength = self.get16bit()
-               self.rdend = self.offset + rdlength
-               return (name, type, klass, ttl, rdlength)
-       def endRR(self):
-               if self.offset != self.rdend:
-                       raise UnpackError, 'end of RR not reached'
-       def getCNAMEdata(self):
-               return self.getname()
-       def getHINFOdata(self):
-               return self.getstring(), self.getstring()
-       def getMXdata(self):
-               return self.get16bit(), self.getname()
-       def getNSdata(self):
-               return self.getname()
-       def getPTRdata(self):
-               return self.getname()
-       def getSOAdata(self):
-               return self.getname(), \
-                      self.getname(), \
-                      self.get32bit(), \
-                      self.get32bit(), \
-                      self.get32bit(), \
-                      self.get32bit(), \
-                      self.get32bit()
-       def getTXTdata(self):
-               list = []
-               while self.offset != self.rdend:
-                       list.append(self.getstring())
-               return list
-       def getAdata(self):
-               return self.getaddr()
-       def getWKSdata(self):
-               address = self.getaddr()
-               protocol = ord(self.getbyte())
-               bitmap = self.getbytes(self.rdend - self.offset)
-               return address, protocol, bitmap
-
-
-# Pack/unpack Message Header (section 4.1)
-
-class Hpacker(Packer):
-       def addHeader(self, id, qr, opcode, aa, tc, rd, ra, z, rcode,
-                 qdcount, ancount, nscount, arcount):
-               self.add16bit(id)
-               self.add16bit((qr&1)<<15 | (opcode*0xF)<<11 | (aa&1)<<10
-                         | (tc&1)<<9 | (rd&1)<<8 | (ra&1)<<7
-                         | (z&7)<<4 | (rcode&0xF))
-               self.add16bit(qdcount)
-               self.add16bit(ancount)
-               self.add16bit(nscount)
-               self.add16bit(arcount)
-
-class Hunpacker(Unpacker):
-       def getHeader(self):
-               id = self.get16bit()
-               flags = self.get16bit()
-               qr, opcode, aa, tc, rd, ra, z, rcode = (
-                         (flags>>15)&1,
-                         (flags>>11)&0xF,
-                         (flags>>10)&1,
-                         (flags>>9)&1,
-                         (flags>>8)&1,
-                         (flags>>7)&1,
-                         (flags>>4)&7,
-                         (flags>>0)&0xF)
-               qdcount = self.get16bit()
-               ancount = self.get16bit()
-               nscount = self.get16bit()
-               arcount = self.get16bit()
-               return (id, qr, opcode, aa, tc, rd, ra, z, rcode,
-                         qdcount, ancount, nscount, arcount)
-
-
-# Pack/unpack Question (section 4.1.2)
-
-class Qpacker(Packer):
-       def addQuestion(self, qname, qtype, qclass):
-               self.addname(qname)
-               self.add16bit(qtype)
-               self.add16bit(qclass)
-
-class Qunpacker(Unpacker):
-       def getQuestion(self):
-               return self.getname(), self.get16bit(), self.get16bit()
-
-
-# Pack/unpack Message(section 4)
-# NB the order of the base classes is important for __init__()!
-
-class Mpacker(RRpacker, Qpacker, Hpacker):
-       pass
-
-class Munpacker(RRunpacker, Qunpacker, Hunpacker):
-       pass
-
-
-# Routines to print an unpacker to stdout, for debugging.
-# These affect the unpacker's current position!
-
-def dumpM(u):
-       print 'HEADER:',
-       (id, qr, opcode, aa, tc, rd, ra, z, rcode,
-                 qdcount, ancount, nscount, arcount) = u.getHeader()
-       print 'id=%d,' % id,
-       print 'qr=%d, opcode=%d, aa=%d, tc=%d, rd=%d, ra=%d, z=%d, rcode=%d,' \
-                 % (qr, opcode, aa, tc, rd, ra, z, rcode)
-       if tc: print '*** response truncated! ***'
-       if rcode: print '*** nonzero error code! (%d) ***' % rcode
-       print '  qdcount=%d, ancount=%d, nscount=%d, arcount=%d' \
-                 % (qdcount, ancount, nscount, arcount)
-       for i in range(qdcount):
-               print 'QUESTION %d:' % i,
-               dumpQ(u)
-       for i in range(ancount):
-               print 'ANSWER %d:' % i,
-               dumpRR(u)
-       for i in range(nscount):
-               print 'AUTHORITY RECORD %d:' % i,
-               dumpRR(u)
-       for i in range(arcount):
-               print 'ADDITIONAL RECORD %d:' % i,
-               dumpRR(u)
-
-def dumpQ(u):
-       qname, qtype, qclass = u.getQuestion()
-       print 'qname=%s, qtype=%d(%s), qclass=%d(%s)' \
-                 % (qname,
-                    qtype, dnstype.typestr(qtype),
-                    qclass, dnsclass.classstr(qclass))
-
-def dumpRR(u):
-       name, type, klass, ttl, rdlength = u.getRRheader()
-       typename = dnstype.typestr(type)
-       print 'name=%s, type=%d(%s), class=%d(%s), ttl=%d' \
-                 % (name,
-                    type, typename,
-                    klass, dnsclass.classstr(klass),
-                    ttl)
-       mname = 'get%sdata' % typename
-       if hasattr(u, mname):
-               print '  formatted rdata:', getattr(u, mname)()
-       else:
-               print '  binary rdata:', u.getbytes(rdlength)
-
-
-# Test program
-
-def test():
-       import sys
-       import getopt
-       import socket
-       protocol = 'udp'
-       server = 'cnri.reston.va.us' # XXX adapt this to your local 
-       port = 53
-       opcode = dnsopcode.QUERY
-       rd = 0
-       qtype = dnstype.MX
-       qname = 'cwi.nl'
-       try:
-               opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], 'Trs:tu')
-               if len(args) > 2: raise getopt.error, 'too many arguments'
-       except getopt.error, msg:
-               print msg
-               print 'Usage: python dnslib.py',
-               print '[-T] [-r] [-s server] [-t] [-u]',
-               print '[qtype [qname]]'
-               print '-T:        run testpacker() and exit'
-               print '-r:        recursion desired (default not)'
-               print '-s server: use server (default %s)' % server
-               print '-t:        use TCP protocol'
-               print '-u:        use UDP protocol (default)'
-               print 'qtype:     query type (default %s)' % \
-                         dnstype.typestr(qtype)
-               print 'qname:     query name (default %s)' % qname
-               print 'Recognized qtype values:'
-               qtypes = dnstype.typemap.keys()
-               qtypes.sort()
-               n = 0
-               for qtype in qtypes:
-                       n = n+1
-                       if n >= 8: n = 1; print
-                       print '%s = %d' % (dnstype.typemap[qtype], qtype),
-               print
-               sys.exit(2)
-       for o, a in opts:
-               if o == '-T': testpacker(); return
-               if o == '-t': protocol = 'tcp'
-               if o == '-u': protocol = 'udp'
-               if o == '-s': server = a
-               if o == '-r': rd = 1
-       if args[0:]:
-               try:
-                       qtype = eval(string.upper(args[0]), dnstype.__dict__)
-               except (NameError, SyntaxError):
-                       print 'bad query type:', `args[0]`
-                       sys.exit(2)
-       if args[1:]:
-               qname = args[1]
-       if qtype == dnstype.AXFR:
-               print 'Query type AXFR, protocol forced to TCP'
-               protocol = 'tcp'
-       print 'QTYPE %d(%s)' % (qtype, dnstype.typestr(qtype))
-       m = Mpacker()
-       m.addHeader(0,
-                 0, opcode, 0, 0, rd, 0, 0, 0,
-                 1, 0, 0, 0)
-       m.addQuestion(qname, qtype, dnsclass.IN)
-       request = m.getbuf()
-       if protocol == 'udp':
-               s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
-               s.connect((server, port))
-               s.send(request)
-               reply = s.recv(1024)
-       else:
-               s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-               s.connect((server, port))
-               s.send(pack16bit(len(request)) + request)
-               s.shutdown(1)
-               f = s.makefile('r')
-               header = f.read(2)
-               if len(header) < 2:
-                       print '*** EOF ***'
-                       return
-               count = unpack16bit(header)
-               reply = f.read(count)
-               if len(reply) != count:
-                       print '*** Incomplete reply ***'
-                       return
-       u = Munpacker(reply)
-       dumpM(u)
-       if protocol == 'tcp' and qtype == dnstype.AXFR:
-               while 1:
-                       header = f.read(2)
-                       if len(header) < 2:
-                               print '========== EOF =========='
-                               break
-                       count = unpack16bit(header)
-                       if not count:
-                               print '========== ZERO COUNT =========='
-                               break
-                       print '========== NEXT =========='
-                       reply = f.read(count)
-                       if len(reply) != count:
-                               print '*** Incomplete reply ***'
-                               break
-                       u = Munpacker(reply)
-                       dumpM(u)
-
-
-# Run test program when called as a script
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-       test()
diff --git a/Demo/dns/dnsopcode.py b/Demo/dns/dnsopcode.py
deleted file mode 100755 (executable)
index f2e7cd5..0000000
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# Opcode values in message header (section 4.1.1)
-
-QUERY = 0
-IQUERY = 1
-STATUS = 2
-
-# Construct reverse mapping dictionary
-
-_names = dir()
-opcodemap = {}
-for _name in _names:
-       if _name[0] != '_': opcodemap[eval(_name)] = _name
-
-def opcodestr(opcode):
-       if opcodemap.has_key(opcode): return opcodemap[opcode]
-       else: return `opcode`
diff --git a/Demo/dns/dnstype.py b/Demo/dns/dnstype.py
deleted file mode 100755 (executable)
index 80c2b76..0000000
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-# TYPE values (section 3.2.2)
-
-A = 1          # a host address
-NS = 2         # an authoritative name server
-MD = 3         # a mail destination (Obsolete - use MX)
-MF = 4         # a mail forwarder (Obsolete - use MX)
-CNAME = 5      # the canonical name for an alias
-SOA = 6                # marks the start of a zone of authority
-MB = 7         # a mailbox domain name (EXPERIMENTAL)
-MG = 8         # a mail group member (EXPERIMENTAL)
-MR = 9         # a mail rename domain name (EXPERIMENTAL)
-NULL = 10      # a null RR (EXPERIMENTAL)
-WKS = 11       # a well known service description
-PTR = 12       # a domain name pointer
-HINFO = 13     # host information
-MINFO = 14     # mailbox or mail list information
-MX = 15                # mail exchange
-TXT = 16       # text strings
-
-# Additional TYPE values from host.c source
-
-UNAME = 110
-MP = 240
-
-# QTYPE values (section 3.2.3)
-
-AXFR = 252     # A request for a transfer of an entire zone
-MAILB = 253    # A request for mailbox-related records (MB, MG or MR)
-MAILA = 254    # A request for mail agent RRs (Obsolete - see MX)
-ANY = 255      # A request for all records
-
-# Construct reverse mapping dictionary
-
-_names = dir()
-typemap = {}
-for _name in _names:
-       if _name[0] != '_': typemap[eval(_name)] = _name
-
-def typestr(type):
-       if typemap.has_key(type): return typemap[type]
-       else: return `type`