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From: Tony <tony@idk.com>
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Subject: Re: how to specifiy nameserver
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In-Reply-To: <DBEIKNMKGOBGNDHAAKGNMEJBICAA.dave@hawk-systems.com> from "Dave" at Aug 31, 2001 08:17:44 AM
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Yes it was meant to be DNS, my typing is not so good anymore. Sorry.

Why I asked, because:

1) I was interested in how to do this, I could not find it in the FreeBsd
book or any other book I have.

2) I found various references, including the file, but nothing about format
of the file that I could find.

3) I was also interested in what sort of impact moving the name server back
to the ISP may have.

4) I wanted to learn about this, after all isn't that what this newsgroup is
about, sharing ideas?

Thanks to all the responded

> 
> >>> If I am not running named locally, how do I specify using DSN on my ISP?
> >>>
> >>> I think that it's in one of the /etc/host* but I do not know which or the
> >>> format to add this.
> >>
> >> You put it in /etc/resolv.conf. Type "man resolv.conf" for detailed
> >> information. Basically, do something like this in /etc/resolv.conf
> >>
> >> 	domain your-domain-name
> >> 	nameserver ip-address-of-the-nameserver
> >
> >You seem to be understanding more than I am.  For me, DSN means
> >"delivery status notification", and it's an MTA function, not a name
> >server function.
> 
> My guess was that was a typo
> 
> >The real question, though, is "why not run named?".  It's trivial to
> >set up a caching-only name server, and it's much faster than using
> >remote name servers or /etc/hosts.
> 
> or dnscache as part of the djbdns port...  IMO much easier for people to setup
> and deal with than named or bind(which he will eventually evolve to i would
> think)
> 
> I agree with you though not many reasons not to run caching server especially
> when you consider the work required for the alternative.
> 
> Dave

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