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Re: [cobalt-users] raq4 - which DNS servers to use?
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] raq4 - which DNS servers to use?
- From: Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri Sep 6 15:09:00 2002
- Organization: Front Street Networks LLC
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Sun Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
On Friday 06 September 2002 17:55, Zinneken wrote:
> What is the most secure and the most reliable option for DNS servers:
>
> use the DNS server on the raq4
> use external DNS services (server)
use external DNS services (server)
It does not make the DNS server more relable,
But it might allow the other services to keep runing.
And since you have two DNS servers, everything keeps operating.
> Are there any issues involved with one or both options?
>
Ideally you would run a server for each service.
FTP
EMAIL
WEB
DNS
It makes it more difficult for a hacker to bring everything down.
Gerald
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