slackbuilds_ponce/network/nss-mdns/README

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nss-mdns is a plugin for the GNU Name Service Switch (NSS) functionality
of the GNU C Library (glibc) which provides host name resolution via
Multicast DNS (a.k.a. Zeroconf, a.k.a. Apple Rendezvous, a.k.a Apple Bonjour).
This effectively allows name resolution by common Unix/Linux programs in the
ad-hoc mDNS domain .local.
To test, the following command should return a mapping for the remote host:
getent hosts <hostname>.local
This requires avahi.