Thank you Raja for the answer that you have given me.....

Cheers :)

Bala

On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 7:22 PM, Raja Subramanian
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 6:48 PM, Balaviswa nathanv
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> My requirements is that I need a secure DNS server and I came to that
>> maradns provides what I want. How do I configure or tune my dns
>> server?
>
> If you want security now and in future, it's best to stick with distro
> provided apps and packages.  Staying within distro packages means
> that there is official support for bug fixes, and any updates are a simple
> yum/apt update away.  You can also take advantage of the quality
> testing that distros put together.
>
> If you install 3rd party packages, how will you ensure that you
> stay current with future bug fixes and who's providing you the
> quality assurance?
>
> After all isn't this why you are paying Red Hat?
>
>
> I've used djbdns, etc briefly, but never saw the appeal.  I run bind9 on
> CentOS today without any issues.  bind is the defacto DNS server out
> there, it's widely available on several unix platforms, it's well supported,
> and exceptionally well documented.
>
> RHEL 5 supports bind9.  I suggest you try it before you switch.
>
> - Raja
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