If you want an alternative to Bind, then there is djbdns:
http://cr.yp.to/djbdns.html
Easier configuration and management, though there isn't as much
documentation as bind.
Regards,
Mark.
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From: Jeff Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:20:21 +1000
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Re: DNS app
<quote who="Max Wright">
> Hi Jeff; You're partly right about the theory, though my problem is a
> messed up named.conf which doesn't allow reverse lookups to work. I am
> building a new config from scratch (with the book you mentioned) and
will
> get back to a working config that way. Yes, Bind is the gold standard,
> but it is also the mahogany sideboard of dns. There doesn't seem to be a
> better way than to work directly on the .conf file.
I generally try not to be the cantankerous sysadmin traditionalist, but in
many cases, deep understanding of the config files is hugely advantageous
to
your efficiency and effectiveness as a sysadmin. If you're shaving yaks
[1]
doing sysadmin stuff when you have more interesting goals in mind, then
they
can be infuriatingly stupid!
I do like a bit of DNS-in-LDAP myself. :-)
- Jeff
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yak_shaving
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