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Date:      Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:21:30 -0700
From:      Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Volker <volker@vwsoft.com>,  freebsd-stable@freebsd.org,  koitsu@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Problems with named default configuration in 6-STABLE
Message-ID:  <469D32DA.6010302@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20070717210622.GA89814@eos.sc1.parodius.com>
References:  <200707162319.41724.lofi@freebsd.org> <200707171005.37507.wundram@beenic.net> <469C835B.6090304@vwsoft.com> <200707171106.30795.wundram@beenic.net> <469C8F72.7040500@vwsoft.com> <469CEADF.8090801@FreeBSD.org> <469D0CFE.2090508@vwsoft.com> <469D2E40.5020707@FreeBSD.org> <20070717210622.GA89814@eos.sc1.parodius.com>

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Jeremy Chadwick wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 17, 2007 at 02:01:52PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote:
>> 3. Using the root zone as type "stub" should work (even while ARM says
>> it's not DNS standard). But ARM says, it's not recommended for new
>> configurations (I have no idea why it does state that).
>>
>> This is just plain bad advice, although at least you were honest
>> enough to say you didn't understand it.
> 
> Can you expand on this, re: why it's "bad advice"?

Someone else already touched on this so I didn't want to repeat it,
but basically you should ask yourself, what's the difference between a
hints file and a stub for the root zone? If you can answer that, then
you will answer the other. :)

Doug

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