Re: DFSG-free replacement of DJBDNS ?

[Tim Kelley <tim@it.kpt.cc>]

On Saturday 27 November 2004 02:09, Frank Bauer wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I'm searching for dns server for a small network. I have used djbdns
> in the past, but now I'd like to switch to something dfsg-free.
>
> The dns server should have both authoritative (for computers in local
> network only) and recursive part. The recursive part must be easily
> scriptable, because we are on dialup and we can get different set of
> nameservers each time we connect (we have several providers, etc).

BIND works fine, even if monolithic and a little clunky. Though everytime your 
recursive nameservers switch, you would need to change the "forwarders" 
statement and HUP named.  Or, you can just not have any forwarders, which 
will work, but it will go to the root servers quite often ...


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