Net::DN...R::AFSDB(3)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so this is the Net::DN...R::AFSDB(3) page from the User Contributed Perl Documentation, and the actual module is Net::DNS::RR::AFSDB — DNS AFSDB resource record. it's the class for DNS AFS Data Base (AFSDB) resource records. 💅✨

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

use Net::DNS;
$rr = Net::DNS::RR->new('name AFSDB subtype hostname');

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

literally the class for DNS AFS Data Base (AFSDB) resource records, no cap. 💖

🧚 METHODS 🧚

the methods you get are the ones inherited from the base class, plus the type-specific methods defined in this package. 🫶

⚠️ using undocumented package features or direct access to internal data structures? discouraged, bestie — it could result in program termination or other unpredictable behaviour. 😭

💅 subtype

$subtype = $rr->subtype;
$rr->subtype( $subtype );

a 16 bit integer which indicates the service offered by the listed host. 🔥

🦋 hostname

$hostname = $rr->hostname;
$rr->hostname( $hostname );

the hostname field is a domain name of a host that has a server for the cell named by the owner name of the RR. 🌈

👑 COPYRIGHT 👑

• Copyright (c)1997 Michael Fuhr.
• Portions Copyright (c)2002,2003 Chris Reinhardt.
• All rights reserved.
• Package template (c)2009,2012 O.M.Kolkman and R.W.Franks.

🌈 LICENSE 🌈

the legal bit is giving "use it, just keep the notices" energy, and it's word-for-word:

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the original copyright notices appear in all copies and that both copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation, and that the name of the author not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific prior written permission.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• perl
• Net::DNS
• Net::DNS::RR
• RFC1183(1) — <https://iana.org/go/rfc1183#section-1>
• RFC5864 — <https://iana.org/go/rfc5864>

later, bestie — this page is from perl v5.42.0, dated 2026-09-02. 💖✨🫶