Re: [cobalt-users] DNS Setup?

["Dave" <nuzman@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The DNS bible is O'Reilly's book "DNS and BIND." The 4th edition is
tentatively due next month.

3rd edition http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/dns3/
4th edition http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/dns4/

Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dylan Smith" <dyls@xxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] DNS Setup?


> Hi,
>
> > >> I have 2 RaQ3 servers in which one needs to be a primary and one
> > has to be
> > >> a secondary.
> > >>
> > >> Question: How do i set this up and make it work?
> > >>
> >
> > >IMHO Don't learn. Either find someone to run your DNS for you or run it
> on
> > >another machine which you can update as soon as problems are found.
> >
> > Better yet, have that guy/gal teach you how to set this up.
> Unfortunately,
> > these days, saying 'Don't Learn' just isn't an option for most of us. :)
>
> "Don't learn" is a bad option too; it's quite useful to learn how DNS
works.
> Doing it for real will teach you. But don't run BIND as root ;-) I would
> never advocate the "don't learn" route (unless you simply don't have the
> time). Learn as much as you can. New knowledge can sometimes expose
> opportunities.
>
> Also, delegating DNS to somebody else has its problems. You have to bug
> someone every time you want to change things: I have found things happen
> much quicker if I can just change them myself.
>
>
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