[mdlug] non-bind DNS server

[Jim Broughton]

Thats because Bind is seriously over complex for what it does.
I've been trying for years to wrap my brain around the Bind
DNS system and it still eludes me. I can write fairly complex
iptables firewalls while sleep walking but Bind throws me for a loop.
I have looked at but not used djbdns and it does seem a little less
complex than Bind.

Jim



gib at juno.com wrote:
> You know, I've heard people talk about bind for years. But I don't recall many presentations about it.  Anyone?
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam at opengroupware.us>
> To: mdlug at mdlug.org
> Subject: Re: [mdlug] non-bind DNS server
> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:51:38 -0400
>
> On Mon, 2010-08-16 at 08:49 -0400, Wojtak, Greg wrote:
>   
>> I use djbdns all over the place in lieu of bind.  
>> He's simplified the configuration while still maintaining all the functionality that I've needed. 
>>     
>
> This has always been a claim of djbdns users.
>
> I don't buy it - what about managing an ISC Bind DNS server is
> complicated?  What *specifically* does djbdns simplify?
>
>