In C-language, bit strings are often used to convey flags,
switch settings, and so on; TCP/IP makes frequent uses of bit strings.
However, since bit strings are difficult to decode in COBOL,
TCP⁄IP includes
the following information:
- EZACIC06 translates bit-masks into character arrays and character
arrays into bit-masks.
- EZACIC08 interprets the variable length address list in the HOSTENT
structure returned by GETHOSTBYNAME or GETHOSTBYADDR.
- EZACIC09 interprets the ADDRINFO structure returned by GETADDRINFO.