Michael L Torrie wrote: > So no. I wouldn't expect a bind replacement to transparently handle > named.conf. But being able to natively read the zones themselves would > be something I'd expect. At least if files were the primary storage > (not a database). I understand that under the hood tinydns uses BDB to > put zone information, so I'm not quite sure the exact relationship with > the zone files and the database.
FYI: no, tinydns uses CDB (Constant Database) files. CDBs are interesting because reading them requires no locking and no initialization. For the right application, CDB easily surpasses BDB in terms of reliability and performance. Also, Micheal and Andy, may I point out that you're both right from your own viewpoint. While tinydns does not need to parse BIND files in order to be a complete DNS server, it does need to parse BIND files if it wants to dethrone the king--but that is not its goal. There is nothing to argue about. Shane /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
