From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Wed Jun  4 09:34:44 2003
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 471E637B401
	for <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>;
	Wed,  4 Jun 2003 09:34:44 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from mail.munk.nu (213-152-51-194.dsl.eclipse.net.uk
	[213.152.51.194])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C3C743F93
	for <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>;
	Wed,  4 Jun 2003 09:34:43 -0700 (PDT)
	(envelope-from munk@mail.munk.nu)
Received: from munk by mail.munk.nu with local (Exim 4.20)
	id 19NbDm-000Nw4-Iz
	for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Wed, 04 Jun 2003 17:34:42 +0100
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 17:34:42 +0100
From: Jez Hancock <jez.hancock@munk.nu>
To: FreeBSD-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Message-ID: <20030604163442.GG91431@users.munk.nu>
Mail-Followup-To: FreeBSD-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
References: <000501c32ab6$78dfe760$0501a8c0@bloodlust>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <000501c32ab6$78dfe760$0501a8c0@bloodlust>
User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i
Sender: User Munk <munk@mail.munk.nu>
Subject: Re: DNS question...
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 16:34:44 -0000

On Wed, Jun 04, 2003 at 12:29:29PM -0400, Xpression wrote:
> Hi list:
> 
>         I want to change my DNS server/service, I still using named almost
> understand it so good, then I want to know is anyone have knowledge of any
> other DNS server that can be installed to serve DNS requests...thanks...
djbdns is highly recommended - very easy to setup if you already
understand the concept of zone files with named (although the syntax of
djbdns 'data' files is different).

djbdns is nice in that it separates the various tasks that named does
into distinct modules - one for udp auth nameserver queries (tinydns), another for
tcp (axfrdns), another for caching name server (dnscache).

The best place to read is here:
http://cr.yp.to/djbdns.html

note that djbdns is in the ports under /usr/ports/net/djbdns iirc.

Best Regards,
Jez