I'm not suggesting a QMT-specific package. (What would be the point?)
Most of a 'stock' QMT includes packages that aren't *-toaster specific.
I don't think it should necessarily be a requirement either. Choice is
good. As Dan has pointed out, QMT doesn't *require* an onboard resolver.
None the less, QMT needs to use a resolver. I think in the case of a
'stock' setup, it's easier to install and configure pdns-recursor (it's
the same for everyone) than it'd be to say "edit the /etc/resolv.conf
and insert the ip addresses of appropriate DNS resolvers of your choice".
If someone wanted to customize their resolver by using something else,
there should (and would) be nothing prohibiting that.
Is there problem?
--
-Eric 'shubes'
On 08/26/2013 12:01 PM, Dan McAllister wrote:
Eric, et. al.:
My feelings about PDNS are that:
- PDNS is as good a resolver as there is, but as a project we
shouldn't play favorites....
- PDNS would make an excellent OPTIONAL package -- but shouldn't
necessarily be a "pdns-toaster" package... I would prefer that we just
tell people how to install it -- maybe even to the point of including
the binary RPMs on our own mirrors... but not to the point of a custom
package that is installed by default.... too many users of other
software (pardon me, but I actually LIKE BIND!) that would have a hard
time every time they ran qtp-newmodel and had to exclude or remove PDNS
because they don't use that.
Just my 2-cents worth (since Eric mentioned me by name!) :-)
Dan
On 8/26/2013 1:43 PM, Eric Shubert wrote:
I know of no disadvantages. This is the setup I recommend.
pdns-recursor might become 'stock' at some point if there are no
objections. As Dan has pointed out, QMT doesn't actually need an
onboard resolver, but it does need to use a resolver that works
reliably. I think this is the simplest and most efficient (you might
say best) solution for this requirement.
Vivek, please be sure that if you had a resolver running on your QMT
host previously that it's at least disabled if not uninstalled. An
example might be the caching-nameserver package (which uses bind). You
might also look for a named service. Given that your system is running
ok though, I expect things are all right.
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