update dns ina thread

hbd

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import traceback
 import urllib
 import httplib
 import threading
+import Queue
 
 from subprocess import Popen, STDOUT, PIPE
 
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ def pushover(msg):
 # nsupdate:  set the DNS A record for a fqdn
 #	return: None if ok, else error text
 def nsupdate(hostname, newip):
-	u = {}
+	D = {}
 	D['domain'] = 'dy.wapanafa.org'
 	D['fqdn'] = '%s.dy.wapanafa.org' % hostname
 	D['dnsttl'] = '5'
@@ -318,6 +319,19 @@ def log(m, service="heartbeat"):
 	pickleit()
 
 
+def dnsupdatethread():
+	while True:
+		name, addr = dnsQ.get()
+		m = "%s changed address to %s" % (name, addr)
+		err = nsupdate(name, addr)
+		if err:
+			m += ", DNS failed: %s" % err
+			email("error: nsupdate failed", m)
+		else:
+			m += ", DNS updated."
+		dnsQ.task_done()
+		log(m)
+
 #
 #
 def fromaddr(name, addr, boot, interval, acks):
@@ -337,12 +351,8 @@ def fromaddr(name, addr, boot, interval, acks):
 		htab[addr] = name
 		m = "%s changed address to %s" % (host.name, addr)
 		if name in dyndnshosts and not ":" in addr:	# don't try and cat ptr to IPv6 addr
-			err = nsupdate(name, addr)
-			if err:
-				m += ", DNS failed: %s" % err
-				email("error: nsupdate failed", m)
+			dnsQ.put((name, addr))
 		else:
-				m += ", DNS updated."
 			log(m)
 		if name in watchhosts:
 			email("address change", m)
@@ -837,6 +847,7 @@ ilist.append(sock6)
 
 serv = HttpServer((hbd_host, hbd_port), HttpHandler)
 servthread = threading.Thread(target=serv.serve_forever)
+servthread.daemon = True
 servthread.start()
 
 #ilist.append(serv.fileno())
@@ -859,6 +870,11 @@ if not forground:
 	os.setsid()
 	os.umask(0)
 
+dnsQ = Queue.Queue()
+dnsT = threading.Thread(target=dnsupdatethread)
+dnsT.daemon = True
+dnsT.start()
+
 running = True
 sig = 0
 #signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, handler)