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Subject: Re: APIs for Management and More
From: Barry Margolin <barmar () alum ! mit ! edu>
Date: 2006-09-28 17:04:58
Message-ID: barmar-1F1E9B.13045828092006 () comcast ! dca ! giganews ! com
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In article <efgsv8$1c9u$1@sf1.isc.org>,
Joseph S D Yao <jsdy@center.osis.gov> wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 27, 2006 at 11:01:43PM -0400, Barry Margolin wrote:
> ...
> > BTW, the person who answered with references to rndc, dig, nsupdate,
> > etc. apparently doesn't know what "API" means.
> ...
>
>
> What, retval = system("...", ...); isn't an API? ;-) [It is if there's
> nothing else easily usable and documented.]
In fact, I mentioned the possibility of using system() in my first reply
to the OP.
But no, I don't consider that an API, unless your needs are very simple.
E.g. error handling can be difficult.
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Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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