A Host Information Record (HINFO) identifies the hardware and operating system of a host.
The HINFO record consists of the following four fields:
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Host - The hostname for the record, entered as either a simple, one-part name, or as a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) with or without a trailing dot. Examples:
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hostname
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hostname.example.biz
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hostname.example.biz.
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example.biz
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example.biz.
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Machine Type - The host's hardware type, entered as free text (maximum of 255 alphanumeric characters).
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OS - The host's operating system, entered as free text (maximum of 255 alphanumeric characters).
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