Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 10:44:45 -0700 From: David Benfell <co@trek.parts-unknown.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What version of BSD should I use Message-ID: <20030725174445.GA27764@parts-unknown.org> In-Reply-To: <00f201c352cf$236f23e0$3501a8c0@pro.sk> References: <00f201c352cf$236f23e0$3501a8c0@pro.sk>
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--u3/rZRmxL6MmkK24 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 19:06:50 +0200, Peter Rosa wrote: > Well, but what about djbdns ? > Is it fully compatible with BIND ? > I think it is, as you use it :-) > I have never heard about it. >=20 djbdns does two things which may be of interest to you: 1) It is a secure, rock-solid alternative to BIND, able to offer DNS pretty much like BIND does, conforming pretty much to Internet standards, just as BIND pretty much conforms to Internet standards. I didn't see this function on your list of requirements. 2) It offers name service cacheing, as a secure rock-solid alternative to named. It works fine with Internet standard name servers. It does other things as well. A starting place for more information would be http://www.djbdns.org/ Speaking a little bit about Dan Bernstein and safety and security: There are lots of people who disagree with Dan. Very few, if any, have broken his security scheme. I have used his software for quite some time and found it to be reliable and efficient. I also prefer the configuration model -- it suits my style. And style is a key word here, because I also know people who find Dan's configuration styles impenetrable. In my case, I found BIND impenetrable. So the configuration argument is about style and what your admins will be comfortable with. A thornier issue is one of licensing. Dan Bernstein offers his software and the source for free. He limits the distribution of binaries and does not allow modified versions to be distributed without his approval. Therefore most distributions (Linux and BSD) do not include it. > And what should I do with my new book=20 > (900 pages about configuring this mega program) ? 900 pages about configuring which mega program? --=20 David Benfell, LCP benfell@parts-unknown.org --- Resume available at http://www.parts-unknown.org/resume.html --u3/rZRmxL6MmkK24 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (Darwin) iQEXAwUBPyFsinw5zqzgtjVOFAJRMgP7BRyKxzVJsPkr04xy46KTX0rb9jJM/IVk HHpU72Zhh9kITpFu6JsUA8HKsGE3hKq6LeH+9D5+JEzkYqvMtdceWVVVdOYrl3Fw duYB3ZYgF7bBS8Prb08jiy0MluoCbBcsN6IgqNIE7neYEKX27YDy+3Sxkzuno2hP URYLJ/AlP5cEAKDcDze1hxMyY3MKaQvxGfahGgdqPXjTekA58gTsgmlywRfp7Dus LziyzZI5HygBFrwf/tLyhvhKY5xU/RLAzoThjATfXcUUIDEQVsdqARe1mGihlj68 HXiPBtNzBJZt+5rI5qIYp+i1BKFgZ0wTpFE0rdo3pBF0nemEfyGijEhm =45Vp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --u3/rZRmxL6MmkK24--
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