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This structure represents a DNS start of authority (SOA) record.

Syntax 

typedef struct {
  LPTSTR 
pNamePrimaryServer;
  LPTSTR 
pNameAdministrator;
  DWORD 
dwSerialNo;
  DWORD 
dwRefresh;
  DWORD 
dwRetry;
  DWORD 
dwExpire;
  DWORD 
dwDefaultTtl;
} DNS_SOA_DATA, *PDNS_SOA_DATA;

Members

pNamePrimaryServer

[in] Pointer to a string representing the name of the authoritative DNS server for the zone to which the record belongs.

pNameAdministrator

[in] Pointer to a string representing the name of the responsible party for the zone to which the record belongs.

dwSerialNo

[in] Serial number of the SOA record.

dwRefresh

[in] Time, in seconds, before the zone containing this record should be refreshed.

dwRetry

[in] Time, in seconds, before retrying a failed refresh of the zone to which this record belongs

dwExpire

[in] Time, in seconds, before an unresponsive zone is no longer authoritative.

dwDefaultTtl

[in] Lower limit on the time, in seconds, that a DNS server or caching resolver are allowed to cache any RRs from the zone to which this record belongs.

Remarks

This structure is used in conjunction with the DNS_RECORDstructure to programmatically manage DNS entries.

Requirements

Header windns.h
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 5.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also

Reference

DNS Structures