linkchecker/DNS/lazy.py
2001-10-17 17:03:08 +00:00

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# $Id$
# routines for lazy people.
import Base
def revlookup(name):
"convenience routine for doing a reverse lookup of an address"
a = name.split('.')
a.reverse()
b = '.'.join(a)+'.in-addr.arpa'
# this will only return one of any records returned.
return Base.DnsRequest(b, qtype = 'ptr').req().answers[0]['data']
def mxlookup(name, protocol="tcp"):
"""
convenience routine for doing an MX lookup of a name. returns a
sorted list of (preference, mail exchanger) records
"""
a = Base.DnsRequest(name, qtype='mx', protocol=protocol).req().answers
l = map(lambda x:x['data'], a)
l.sort()
return l