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Date:      Mon, 24 May 1999 12:19:37 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com>
Cc:        Holtor <holtor@yahoo.com>, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Command: host -l domain.com
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9905241218430.12536-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.HPP.3.96.990524103502.13465C-100000@hp9000.chc-chimes.com>

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On Mon, 24 May 1999, Bill Fumerola wrote:

> On Sat, 22 May 1999, Holtor wrote:
> 
> > But when i do host -l mydomain.com
> > it lists everything...
> > Is this something in named i can edit to not list?
> 
> Security through obscurity is a really bad idea. What is so precious about
> your DNS records that you can't share.
> 

It's more of a bandwidth-limiting thing.  Zone transfers are fairly
taxing, especially if you have large zones.  

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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