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Subject: Re: DNS caching: Squid, BIND or anything else?
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> My question is what's the difference between Squid DNS caching and
BIND
> and other programs that cache DNS requests?

BIND is a DNS server. It will reply to DNS queries from others. Squid
DNS won't reply to others DNS queries.

I want just DNS caching. Is Squid is enough for that task?