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| author | Bob Halley <halley@dnspython.org> | 2017-01-15 06:10:09 -0800 |
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| committer | Bob Halley <halley@dnspython.org> | 2017-01-15 06:10:09 -0800 |
| commit | 710ac1e16b5a1d89bffa61e14cc4aa63309400ec (patch) | |
| tree | 10057fa2bc3486d40fbdc1bce863725485b848cf /doc/message-flags.rst | |
| parent | 1ac8189506f71b9e683e9af29431f6811ad18de1 (diff) | |
| download | dnspython-710ac1e16b5a1d89bffa61e14cc4aa63309400ec.tar.gz | |
more doco overhaul
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diff --git a/doc/message-flags.rst b/doc/message-flags.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2f79343 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/message-flags.rst @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +.. _message-flags: + +Message Flags +============= + +DNS message flags are used for signalling of various kinds +in the DNS protocol. For example, the ``QR`` flag indicates +that a message is a response to a prior query. + +Messages flags are encoded in two locations: the DNS header +and the EDNS flags field. + +Header Flags +------------ + +.. autodata:: dns.flags.QR +.. autodata:: dns.flags.AA +.. autodata:: dns.flags.TC +.. autodata:: dns.flags.RD +.. autodata:: dns.flags.RA +.. autodata:: dns.flags.AD +.. autodata:: dns.flags.CD + +.. autofunction:: dns.flags.from_text +.. autofunction:: dns.flags.to_text + +EDNS Flags +---------- + +.. autodata:: dns.flags.DO + +.. autofunction:: dns.flags.edns_from_text +.. autofunction:: dns.flags.edns_to_text |