
			Domainedit v2.0	   10/12/95
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	Domainedit is a system administrators tool to help automate the task
of registering, modifying, and deleting domains with the Internic.  To run
Domainedit you must have Perl 4.x or later on your system as well as mailx
or a similar mailer which supports command line subjects in mail.  I wrote
Domainedit when I was faced with the task of updating 400+ domains nameserver
entries and no quick way to go about it.  I have tested Domainedit and
found it to be very robust and to accept even the strangest quirks the
Internic can throw at it.  

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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(It's perl, it's fast, it's easy)

1.  Edit the first 9 lines of domainedit to fit your needs
    *IMPORTANT*  You must specify the real location of perl on the first line
2.  mv domainedit /usr/local/bin (or equivalent directory)
3.  chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/domainedit

OPTIONS
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Domainedit is extremely easy to use but there are a few options which
should be explained.  You can run the program from the commandline
to accept a directory of domain files for instance as follows:

domainedit -m /usr/local/named/*

This would walk you through modifying all the zone entries in the
/usr/local/named directory.

If you start domainedit with only a -m then you will be prompted for
the domain you wish to edit at the prompt.

DEFAULT NAMESERVERS
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The default nameservers you can configure in the beginning of domainedit will
be filled in automatically everytime you create a new domain.  When
modifying a domain's nameservers it will also replace the current nameserver
with the default option if you hit enter at the prompt for changing
nameservers.  Those who skip the part about editing these values will get
the defaults for the defaults which aren't too useful.  Not something you need
if you only have a few domains to worry about but this option can be helpful
for administrator's who add hundreds of domains to their nameservers every week.
(before they quit)

CREDITS
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I wrote domainedit as a useful tool and the best useful tools come free so
enough of that legal stuff, don't worry about it.  Modify it, warp it,
let your dog play with it, it's your friend.  However if you do have any
suggestions whether they be bugs or improvements I would like to hear them.

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Kevin Clark      - kclark@usa.net
Internet Express - Senior UNIX System Administrator
(800) 592-1241
