Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 08:09:54 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> To: Grant Cooper <grant.cooper@nucleus.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Bind vs free dns providers Message-ID: <20020828200954.GA68386@grimoire.chen.org.nz> In-Reply-To: <002501c24e60$b8ba28b0$2afececd@TCOOPER> References: <002501c24e60$b8ba28b0$2afececd@TCOOPER>
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On Wed, Aug 28, 2002 at 01:01:24AM -0600, Grant Cooper wrote:
> I've been reading on dns packages specifically Bind from ports. I am
> currently using zoneedit to point to me but I would like to do this myself.
> I only have 1 IP and I was told by my provider I HAVE to have 2.
For redundancy purposes, you're required to have at least 2 DNS
servers holding resource records for your domain on the 'Net. Most ISPs
will provide this service for you, but there should be a couple of
free ones out there as well.
--
Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
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