From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 13 23:01:44 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 357A41065673 for ; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:01:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vogelke@hcst.com) Received: from beta.hcst.com (beta.hcst.com [192.52.183.241]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D1AF88FC0A for ; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:01:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vogelke@hcst.com) Received: from beta.hcst.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by beta.hcst.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n6DN1g4n026608 for ; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:01:42 -0400 Received: (from vogelke@localhost) by beta.hcst.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id n6DN1gcI026607; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:01:42 -0400 Received: by kev.msw.wpafb.af.mil (Postfix, from userid 32768) id 5D519BF05; Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:27:46 -0400 (EDT) To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-reply-to: <4A5B68DC.2070505@radel.com> (message from Jon Radel on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:03:24 -0400) Organization: Oasis Systems Inc. X-Disclaimer: I don't speak for the USAF or Oasis. X-GPG-ID: 1024D/711752A0 2006-06-27 Karl Vogel X-GPG-Fingerprint: 56EB 6DBF 4224 C953 F417 CC99 4C7C 7D46 7117 52A0 Message-Id: <20090713222746.5D519BF05@kev.msw.wpafb.af.mil> Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:27:46 -0400 (EDT) From: vogelke+unix@pobox.com (Karl Vogel) Subject: Re: Should DNS be on same server as webserver? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: vogelke+unix@pobox.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:01:44 -0000 >> On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:03:24 -0400, >> Jon Radel said: J> Apache and Bind have both had their security issues over the years, and J> there's something to be said for running them on different servers to J> reduce both the "all eggs in one basket" factor and the ease of J> spreading an attack. (Yes, I'm assuming what you're actually J> running....) You can fix the security problems by dumping Bind and using djbdns. It's very easy to set up a caching nameserver without using all the memory on your system. See http://www.lifewithdjbdns.com/ for more. -- Karl Vogel I don't speak for the USAF or my company Smash forehead on keyboard to continue... --Ken Applin