DnDns and PocketDnDns - A .NET DNS Client Resolver Library

Project Description
A DNS protocol library written completely in managed code (C#). Supports common DNS records types like A, CNAME, MX, SRV, and more. Works on Windows .NET 2.0, Mono 2.0, and .NET CF 2.0 for Pocket PC / Windows Mobile.

This library is also used by the DnSmtp http://www.codeplex.com/DnSmtp library.

Background Information (my blog)
http://securitythroughabsurdity.com/2008/02/dndns-net-dns-client-library-resolver.html.

On Pocket DnDns (my blog)
http://securitythroughabsurdity.com/2008/12/pocket-dndns-release-1.html.

Quick HOWTO Reference (Code Samples)

• How to do a basic name lookup - A Record Lookup
• How to do a reverse name lookup - PTR Record Lookup
• How to lookup SPF Records - TXT Record Lookup
• How to discover Mail server for a particular Domain - MX Record Lookup

For an extensive RFC reference for DNS: http://www.dns.net/dnsrd/rfc/

DnDns Supported Record Types

• AAAA
• AFSDB
• A
• ATMA
• CNAME
• HINFO
• ISDN
• LOC
• MB
• MG
• MINFO
• MR
• MX
• NS
• PTR
• RP
• RT
• SOA
• SRV
• TXT
• WKS
• X25

dndns_pad_file.xml