Ditto for me on SimpleDNS Plus from JHSoft.com; I've used it on Windows XP and Windows Server 2000 without any issues, with cache sizes such that the memory used exceeded 200 MB.
Quick enough, but a little slow to start and read in a large previous cache (this is optional). And the GUI is glacial if you want to browse a large, busy cache. The GUI is always fast if you're administering your own zones. The only downside I've ever found with it is that there is no way to force SDNSPlus to re-do a DNS query to refresh or delete a cached entry. A command line utility would be great for this, and I've suggested it to the developer. FWIW, my workaround is to create a new zone for which I am claiming to be authoritative, and create whatever entries I like. When the bad cached entries expire, I then delete my zone. I've also done the same thing to get to mail servers where the destination zone is mangled somehow, and IMail doesn't like them... like when they have two MX's but the primary is never available, or the primary address is mangled. On the other hand, if you want to keep going with the *nix based DNS, I would get away from the BIND based DNS servers and advise you to take a good look at: http://cr.yp.to/djbdns.html for a DNS server that is faster, lighter, and more robust than *those others*. Andrew 8) -----Original Message----- From: P C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 10:45 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Declude.JunkMail] DNS trouble with Declude? / Best DNS Server for Windows? Could someone recommend the best (most stable) DNS Server for Windows 2000+? Or, can the Windows 2003 built in DNS Server handle traffic for a small ISP (3000 customers) plus Imail/Declude DNS-based spam database lookups and the occasional DDOS attack? Our current Linux DNS server (slackware) will often lock up on weekends, even after installing on completely new hardware. Perhaps we're doing something wrong; we only have one guy who is half way knowledgeable about Linux. So, if possible, it may be better for us to switch to a Windows 2000+ DNS if possible. Thank you, -PC --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com. --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
