====== Documentation ======

Here, you'll find all documentation for Posadis programs.

===== Have a problem? Here are some places to check. =====

  * First, check the program's documentation, which should be linked to from the main program's page, or below. You'll find FAQs there as well, such as the Posadis [[posadis:FAQ]].
  * See if the problem has been discussed in the [[http://www.posadis.org/forum/|Posadis Forum]].
  * Think you've found a bug? File a report in the Posadis [[http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=24199&atid=380732|bug database]].
  * If it's really urgent, you can [[meilof@wanadoo.nl|e-mail me]].

===== Posadis documentation =====

The (evolving) documentation for the development series of Posadis can be found [[posadis:index|here]]. It's currently incomplete, and all features in 0.60.* are available in 0.70.*, too.

For the stable Posadis, the **Posadis tutorial and reference manual** is available in the following formats:

  * [[http://www.posadis.org/docs/posadis-manual-0.60.6.pdf|PDF]] (recommended)
  * [[http://www.posadis.org/docs/posadis-manual-0.60.6/index.html|HTML]]
  * [[http://www.posadis.org/docs/posadis-manual.sxw|OpenOffice.org 1.x writer]]

There are **tutorials** on the following topics:

  * [[http://www.posadis.org/docs/tutorial/cache.html|Setting up DNS for your local network]]
  * [[http://www.posadis.org/docs/tutorial/auth.html|Setting up primary DNS for your internet domain name]]
  * [[http://www.posadis.org/docs/tutorial/slave.html|Setting up slave DNS service for your internet domain name]]

Loris Albanese has written an Italian-language HOWTO on setting up Posadis as an intranet DNS serer, which can be found [[http://www.mcgyver.it/documentazione/howto_server_dns_come_fare.html|here]].

The following **manual pages** are available:

    * [[http://www.posadis.org/docs/man-pages/posadis.1.html|posadis]]
    * [[http://www.posadis.org/docs/man-pages/posadisrc.5.html|posadisrc]]
    * [[http://www.posadis.org/docs/man-pages/poshost.1.html|poshost]]
    * [[http://www.posadis.org/docs/man-pages/posask.1.html|posask]]
    * [[http://www.posadis.org/docs/man-pages/posadis-getroots.1.html|posadis-getroots ]]

If you want to contribute documentation (which is really appreciated), you can mail me at meilof dot wanadoo dot nl. 

===== Poslib documentation =====

The **Poslib API reference** contains descriptions of all API functions of Poslib, as well as two tutorials describing how to set up a client and a server program.

Available formats:

  * [[http://www.posadis.org/docs/poslib-1.0.6/index.html|browsable HTML]]
  * [[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/posadis/poslib-docs-1.0.6.zip|downloadable HTML]]
  * [[http://www.posadis.org/docs/poslib-1.0.6-docs.pdf|PDF]]