---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Len Conrad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 17:01:54 +0200
>
>>We're going to be configuring a new Windows 2000 network with new
>>webservers, Imail server, DNS and such like and I'm interested in folks
>>opinions on DNS servers.
>
>If you�re talking 100�s or 1000�s of hosted domains with good query volume,
>I suggest you run two DNS�s as non-recursive, non-caching servers to handle
>queries from Internet.
>
>If you have big volume of dial-up or other access users who needs browsing
>support and/or heavy mail/list volume, then I suggest you run 2
>caching-only restricted-recursion servers.
>
>>What do you all use and what are the pro's & cons? In the past we've used
>>NT DNS and hate it and I've heard MenandMice's DNS server mentioned a few
>>times.
>
>Their DNS server runs only on Mac. Their Quick DNS 3.5 BIND manager runs on
>Mac or Win32.
>
>I recommend you run BIND8 on dedicated FreeBSD or Linux. The machines
>don�t have to be as powerful/expensive as W2K boxes.
>
We only have about 120 domains hosted...nothing heavy there but we do have a few heavy
email list users.
At this point we are open to suggestions. I posted here because I know that there are
probably some here with varied experience.
We do have a unix box that we're not using but I'm not sure if my boss is interested
in incorporating a unix box in an 2000 domain.
Troy
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