Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote: > > On Sat, Apr 05, 2003 at 06:30:48PM +0200, > Markus Welsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > > > Which dns server would you suggest ? > > Why not PowerDNS <URL:http://www.powerdns.com/>, the only one which is > fully extensible? > > > BIND ( http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/ ) > > Why not? The Apache of the DNS servers, feature-rich and very > configurable. BIND is more sendmail then apache (3-5 years ago): most used DNS server software, bloated code (IMHO), and a remote exploit every now and then. Just because most of the internet uses it, it may (is) not the best software around. > > > djbdns ( http://cr.yp.to/djbdns.html ) > > The author stated very clearly several times that he will not > implement the DNS but only the thngs he likes. > > Also, while you should not choose a program on the basis of the > author's personnality, I'm ready to make an exception for this one.
IMHO, DJB's Software offers some interesting new ways to solve problems. But it is based on a non-free license, paired with DJB steadily refusing backwards compatibility (related to config files) for the programs he'd like to replace. I don't think DJB will change his mind in this life, so I choose _free_ software with open development. > > NSD ( http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/nsd/ ) > > Very good program, quite recommended. > > > Pretty much importance is performance and security. > > You will probably be happy with nsd. > Can't comment on that. I recently switched to mydns (http://mydns.bboy.net/). As all data is stored in a mysql (or pgsql) backend, it's easy to edit zones/resource records. And it perfectly fits into our web-based administration interface. It's small, fast, and does it's job. Took me 10 minutes to understand and install. I also find the code very readable (one of the things I look at when it comes to missin critical software). Note that mydns is _not_ a caching server, but there are other free packages that do this job. Just my 0.02 Euros Thomas
