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@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ + +This a YP (NIS version 2) Server for Linux, but it also runs under +other OS like SunOS 4.1.x, Solaris 2.x, AIX, HP-UX, IRIS, Ultrix +and others. + +This is NOT an NIS+ (NIS version 3) Server ! + +See the file COPYING for copying restrictions. It is available under +the GNU General Public License. + +The primary development site for ypserv is: +https://github.com/thkukuk/ypserv + +1024 Byte limit in NIS protocol: +--------------------------------- +The NIS protocol has one important limit: keys and data are limited +to 1024 bytes. Today most implementations (especially glibc and this +ypserv implementation) can handle longer keys and data. But this must +not be the case for every implementation, so be careful if you use +entries which are longer. |