Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] ADNS alternative
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From: Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:14:57 -0700
Jaap Keuter wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> I've stumbled upon c-ares (http://daniel.haxx.se/projects/c-ares/) as a 
> possible replacement for ADNS, which we currently have as async DNS resolver 
> library.
> Pro's: Still being developed, IPv6 support, multi-platform, MIT license.
> Con's: May suffer from same memory allocation issues on Win32 as does ADNS.
> 
> Does anyone have further insights into the use of this library?

It looks interesting. The fact that it's documented and actively developed is
encouraging.