The file consists of a two column list (separated by tabs and/or blanks) of the form

$service hostname

Once the hostname for a given service is identified, the connection server converts the hostname into an internet address.

Blank lines and comments (lines beginning with #) are ignored.

A running connection server daemon notes the modification time of the database file before each use. If the file has changed, the daemon uses the latest definitions.

Example

$MPEG			infernocpu
$SIGNER			dante
$FilesERVER			dante
$MAILSERVER			dante