Re: nameserver queries
On Tuesday 04 May 2004 16:46, Paul Galbraith wrote:
> S.D.A. wrote:
[...]
> > Is there a 'howto' somewhere for this? I've often thought of doing this,
> > but I'm definitely no bind guru.
> >
> > I did a quick Google search for local caching. I gather that using Bind
> > for this is rather complicated for the user not experienced in Bind.
> > Would you recommend using Dan Bernstein's DNS cache - part of his djbdns
> > tools for this?
>
> It's been a while since I looked, but I think it's simple enough if you
> take a quick skim through the administrator's reference guide available
> at http://www.nominum.com/content/documents/bind9arm.pdf or maybe even
> the FAQ at http://www.isc.org/sw/bind/FAQ.php
And the slightly out-of-date DNS HOWTO is still a good intro and model. If it
hsasn't been updated, you may need to adjust paths and filenaming conventions
a little, but it is helpful in getting started. I still get out my dog-eared
hardcopy from time to time.
--
richard
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