On Thu, 11 Mar 2021 at 13:14, Clem Cole <clemc@ccc.com> wrote:
The SRI file was different format. There was a tool that fetched and converted from the PDP-10 scheme to the UNIX scheme - gethtable(8) or something like that.ᐧᐧ
gettable(8) and htable(8):
GETTABLE(8C) GETTABLE(8C)
NAME
gettable - get NIC format host tables from a host
SYNOPSIS
/etc/gettable host
DESCRIPTION
Gettable is a simple program used to obtain the NIC standard host tables from a ``nicname'' server. The indicated host is queried for the tables.
The tables, if retrieved, are placed in the file hosts.txt.
Gettable operates by opening a TCP connection to the port indicated in the service specification for ``nicname''. A request is then made for
``ALL'' names and the resultant information is placed in the output file.
Gettable is best used in conjunction with the htable(8) program which converts the NIC standard file format to that used by the network library
lookup routines.
SEE ALSO
intro(3N), htable(8)
BUGS
Should allow requests for only part of the database.
4th Berkeley Distribution 4 March 1983 GETTABLE(8C)
NAME
gettable - get NIC format host tables from a host
SYNOPSIS
/etc/gettable host
DESCRIPTION
Gettable is a simple program used to obtain the NIC standard host tables from a ``nicname'' server. The indicated host is queried for the tables.
The tables, if retrieved, are placed in the file hosts.txt.
Gettable operates by opening a TCP connection to the port indicated in the service specification for ``nicname''. A request is then made for
``ALL'' names and the resultant information is placed in the output file.
Gettable is best used in conjunction with the htable(8) program which converts the NIC standard file format to that used by the network library
lookup routines.
SEE ALSO
intro(3N), htable(8)
BUGS
Should allow requests for only part of the database.
4th Berkeley Distribution 4 March 1983 GETTABLE(8C)
HTABLE(8) System Manager's Manual HTABLE(8)
NAME
htable - convert NIC standard format host tables
SYNOPSIS
/etc/htable file
DESCRIPTION
Htable is used to convert host files in the format specified in Inter-
net RFC 810 to the format used by the network library routines. Three
files are created as a result of running htable: hosts, networks, and
gateways. The hosts file is used by the gethostent(3N) routines in
mapping host names to addresses. The networks file is used by the get-
netent(3N) routines in mapping network names to numbers. The gateways
file is used by the routing daemon in identifying ``passive'' Internet
gateways; see routed(8C) for an explanation.
If any of the files localhosts, localnetworks, or localgateways are
present in the current directory, the file's contents is prepended to
the output file without interpretation. This allows sites to maintain
local aliases and entries which are not normally present in the master
database.
Htable is best used in conjunction with the gettable(8C) program which
retrieves the NIC database from a host.
SEE ALSO
intro(3N), gettable(8C)
BUGS
Does not properly calculate the gateways file.
4th Berkeley Distribution 4 March 1983 HTABLE(8)
NAME
htable - convert NIC standard format host tables
SYNOPSIS
/etc/htable file
DESCRIPTION
Htable is used to convert host files in the format specified in Inter-
net RFC 810 to the format used by the network library routines. Three
files are created as a result of running htable: hosts, networks, and
gateways. The hosts file is used by the gethostent(3N) routines in
mapping host names to addresses. The networks file is used by the get-
netent(3N) routines in mapping network names to numbers. The gateways
file is used by the routing daemon in identifying ``passive'' Internet
gateways; see routed(8C) for an explanation.
If any of the files localhosts, localnetworks, or localgateways are
present in the current directory, the file's contents is prepended to
the output file without interpretation. This allows sites to maintain
local aliases and entries which are not normally present in the master
database.
Htable is best used in conjunction with the gettable(8C) program which
retrieves the NIC database from a host.
SEE ALSO
intro(3N), gettable(8C)
BUGS
Does not properly calculate the gateways file.
4th Berkeley Distribution 4 March 1983 HTABLE(8)
-Henry