Agreed, and if you look at the history of MS DNS vs BIND, MS wins hands down for having fewer exploits.
Chet ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "imail" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 22:25:54 -0700 >Len, I'm confused! > >(please no flames, i'm trying to understand) > >Your opinion is that to manage large (huge) DNS configurations, one >should use BIND because it is a non-GUI tool and everything is done >by manipulating text based zone files. > >As I understand it, BIND is a port of the classic BIND program >written for Unix but can now run also on Windows servers. BIND, in >either form (Unix or Windows version) does not have any GUI and >all configuration/administration changes are done with line editors >or scripts that automate editing text files. > >Now, many folks here are using programs like Microsoft DNS or >Simple DNS which have a nice easy-to-use GUI. BUT, all of these >programs also have text-based zone files that can be directly >changed, if desired, using any line editor or scripting tools. > >Ok, here's what I DON'T GET -- > >What's wrong with that! Why shouldn't I use a program such as >Microsoft DNS or Simple DNS (or others), that let's me use BOTH >a GUI (when I'm in a hurry or want to) and/or I can still use or create >any kind of scripting / line editing stuff I want. > >Seems to me like BIND is the limited choice - NO GUI, no way period, >while the other tools have the flexibility to allow the user to >have it both ways -- a GUI if desired for quick stuff, and full >text-driven tools for the automated or high-volume configuration >changes. > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Len Conrad >Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 2:44 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Simple DNS (ot) > > >>We have roughly 300-400 zones with an average of about 8 records each on >>MS DNS in Win2K. We use a combination of dnscmd and wscript to administer >>our DNS through an asp web page. >> >>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q286041 > >That's EXACTLY what I'm saying. The GUI alone sucks when scaling up to >100's or 1000's of itemsl, so you have to "fix" it by adding programming >and scripting. > >MS's "vision", myopic beyond the desktop, couldn't see that tons of people >would need to manage "lists" of 100's or 1000's of items (aka, a >database), and their desktop GUI doesn't hack it. > >Len > > >http://MenAndMice.com/DNS-training >http://BIND8NT.MEIway.com : ISC BIND for NT4 & W2K >http://IMGate.MEIway.com : Build free, hi-perf, anti-abuse mail gateways > > >Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >to be removed from this list. > >An Archive of this list is available at: >http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > >Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked >questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > ________________________________________________________________ Get your own evilemail.com address at http://www.evilemail.com Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
