Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 07:58:00 -0400 From: DAve <dave.list@pixelhammer.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bind as a chaching nameserver Message-ID: <444F6048.1080906@pixelhammer.com> In-Reply-To: <444EA79C.1040606@firebadger.net> References: <444EA79C.1040606@firebadger.net>
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Richard Collyer wrote: > Hello, > > I've recently been getting a lot of trouble with SpamAssassin performing > a lot of rDNS lookups which is causing network issues (timeouts etc to > DNS servers). > > I am trying to install BIND (or djbdns) as a simple caching nameserver. > Just to take some of the load off the networks DNS servers (my ISPs). > > However I am having trouble finding a good tutorial to follow. > > I've looked at > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-dns.html > but its mainly going on about being a nameserver which is not what I am > after, wanting to keep it more simple than that. > > [root@brian:/usr/local/etc] $ named -v > BIND 9.3.1 > > Can anyone suggest me a good tutorial to follow, I've googled but mostly > they are for debain/redhat and some of the commands and files are > different. > DJB's instructions for running a cache on a workstation is the simplest set of instructions I know of. I've used them for years with great success o all my servers. Good for web and mail servers as well SA. http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/run-cache.html I also recommend the SpamAssassin Wiki. Look under the heading "Performance Tips:". http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/UsingSpamAssassin DAve -- This message was checked by forty monkeys and found to not contain any SPAM whatsoever. Your monkeys may vary
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