SYNTAX

       poshost [@server] [domainname] [querytype]

DESCRIPTION

       This is a simple console query program, that gives it answers in a sim-
       ple, human-readable form, quite unlike the raw DNS  messages  shown  by
       its  big  brother,  Posask. The result is displayed in the same way the
       graphical "DNS querier" tool shows its answers, e.g.:

        meilof@linux> poshost @216.239.32.10 google.nl
        Querying 216.239.32.10#53 for {google.nl.,A}
        Received answer from 216.239.32.10#53:
          Authoritive answer

        Answers for google.nl.:
          -> [A] 216.239.39.100
          -> [A] 216.239.37.100

OPTIONS

       <server> - Server to query

       <domainname> - Domain name to query.

       <querytype> - Query type (e.g. a, ptr, mx, any)

       If no server is given, the DNS server the system resolver uses is  used
       (Unix),  or the DNS server at localhost (Windows). If no domain name or
       type is given, a query for {.,NS} is  assumed.  If  no  query  type  is
       given,  "a"  is  assumed  unless  the  domain  name  is  in  one of the
       reverse-mapping zones such as in-addr.arpa. In that case, "ptr" is  the
       default query type.

EXAMPLES

       In its simplest form, poshost prints out the root nameservers:

         poshost

       To find out the addresses of www.posadis.org, do:

         poshost www.posadis.org

       Or, to query another nameserver:

         poshost @192.168.1.102 www.posadis.org

       If we want to find the posadis.org mail servers:

         poshost posadis.org mx

       If  we  want to find out the domain name of 192.168.1.1, perform one of
       the following, equivalent queries: