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NAME

       ldns-notify - notify DNS servers that updates are available

SYNOPSIS

       ldns-notify [options] -z zone servers

DESCRIPTION

       ldns-notify sends a NOTIFY message to DNS servers. This tells them that
       an updated zone is available at the master servers. It can perform TSIG
       signatures  and it can add a SOA serial number of the updated zone.  If
       a server already has that serial number it will disregard the  message.

OPTIONS

       -z zone
              The zone that is updated.

       -h     Show usage and exit

       -v     Show the version and exit

       -s serial
              Append  a SOA record indicating the serial number of the updated
              zone.

       -p port
              Use port as destination port (default the DNS port 53)  for  the
              UDP packets.

       -y key:data
              Use  the given TSIG key and base64-data to sign the NOTIFY. Uses
              the hmac-md5 algorithm.

       -d     Print verbose debug information. The query that is sent and  the
              query that is received.

       -r num Specify  the  maximum  number  of retries before notify gives up
              trying to send the UDP packet.

EXIT CODE

       The program exits with  a  0  exit  code  if  all  servers  replied  an
       acknowledgement  to  the  notify  message,  and  a  failure  exit  code
       otherwise.

AUTHOR

       Written by the ldns team as an example for ldns usage.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <ldns-team@nlnetlabs.nl>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2005 NLnet Labs. This  is  free  software.  There  is  NO
       warranty;  not  even  for  MERCHANTABILITY  or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.

                                  9 Jan 2007                    ldns-notify(1)