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+# dns-channel
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+A possibly **simple** and **efficient** toolkit to perform DNS, powered with the DNS engine by [Luchini & Quadrio, J. Comp. Phys. (2006)](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021999105002871)