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Date:      Sun, 02 Sep 2001 23:30:29 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Don Read <dread@texas.net>
To:        Tony <tony@idk.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: how to specifiy nameserver
Message-ID:  <XFMail.20010902233029.dread@texas.net>
In-Reply-To: <200109030317.UAA00713@idk.com>

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On 03-Sep-2001 Tony wrote:
 
<snip>

>> >>
>> >
>> >You missed it, I said "any other book I have". Unlike some people who can
>> >afford to run out and spend $50 (or whatever) or a book, read it, find all
>> >the answers; I cannot do that.
>> >
>> 
> 
> This is not a LAME excuse as you state. When one if disabled, not working,
> every $ counts. I have great trouble reading and remembering what I read 5
> pages ago.
> 
> This kind of point to book, book page number, man pag is somewhat useful,

(Caution, These will be well over 5 pages)

man -k dns named
http://www.google.com/search?q=dns+named
http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/
http://www.bind.com/ (strange, but true.)

> but it would also be useful to answer the question.
> 

 Write your named.conf, write your zone file(s), and reverse file(s).
 fire-up named, run a bit, dump & check for errors.

>
> And if something "read" is not understood, when then? Since it is then a
> loop with being referred back to the book. 
> 

You don't understand what you "read" ??

> I have been using/configuring/etc name servers since 1994, just never did it
> a Unix system and pointed it to someplace else. I guess I should not ask
> "how to" questions on this list that are too narrow .. tons of NATD,
> install, questions get answers (they also get pointed to man pages, books,
> etc).
> 

You may have been using name servers since then, but now you're actually 
trying to configuring one.

Do yourself (& the world) a favor: buy, borrow, steal the grasshopper book.

Regards,
-- 
Don Read                                       dread@texas.net
-- It's always darkest before the dawn. So if you are going to 
   steal the neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.

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