:pwedit - used to create MB, UINFO and other RR out of your /etc/passwd ex - /etc/passwd < :pwedit atod.y - used to convert you aliases file into MB records yacc atod.y cc -o atod y.tab.c atod < /etc/aliases > aliases.db named.boot - boot file for a secondary name server named.boot.master - boot file for a master name server named.hosts - The data base for your domain named.local - Data for local host named.rev - PTR records for your domain, so that the .IN-ADDR.ARPA domain works root.cache - data for the name servers initial cache