.TH DAD 8C "11 Dec 1990" .\" $Header: /f/osi/others/quipu/uips/fred/RCS/dad.8c,v 7.2 91/02/22 09:30:34 mrose Interim $ .\" .\" .\" $Log: dad.8c,v $ .\" Revision 7.2 91/02/22 09:30:34 mrose .\" Interim 6.8 .\" .\" Revision 7.1 90/12/19 09:17:03 mrose .\" touch-up .\" .\" Revision 7.0 90/12/12 00:22:35 mrose .\" *** empty log message *** .\" .SH NAME dad \- directory assistance server .SH SYNOPSIS .in +.5i .ti -.5i .B \*(SDdad \%[\-d] \%[\-p\0portno] .in -.5i (under /etc/rc.local) .SH DESCRIPTION The \fIdad\fR program implements a lightweight interface to the OSI Directory Service, termed the \*(lqdirectory assistance\*(rq protocol (it helps other programs use the Directory, it doesn't directly help people find things using the Directory). .SH "DEBUG OPERATION" If \fIdad\fR is started interactively, or if the `\-d' switch is given, then debug mode is entered. In this case, all logging activity is displayed on the user's terminal, the logging information is more verbose, and \fIdad\fR will terminate after it handles the first incoming connection (this allows \fIdad\fR to be run under a debugger). .SH FILES .nf .ta \w'\*(EDdsaptailor 'u \*(EDdsaptailor system QUIPU tailoring file \*(EDfredrc system runcom file .re .fi .SH "SEE ALSO" dish(1c), .br \fIDirectory Assistance Service\fR .SH DIAGNOSTICS All obvious. .SH AUTHOR Marshall T. Rose, Performance Systens International