From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 5 13:49:39 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9593637B401 for ; Mon, 5 May 2003 13:49:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sccrmhc03.attbi.com (sccrmhc03.attbi.com [204.127.202.63]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E40A543F85 for ; Mon, 5 May 2003 13:49:38 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from DougB@freebsd.org) Received: from master.dougb.net (12-234-22-23.client.attbi.com[12.234.22.23]) by sccrmhc03.attbi.com (sccrmhc03) with SMTP id <2003050520493700300eivjqe>; Mon, 5 May 2003 20:49:38 +0000 Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 13:49:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Barton To: agent dero In-Reply-To: <3379.172.176.145.237.1052162126.squirrel@bluhayz.homeunix.org> Message-ID: <20030505134803.B3042@znfgre.qbhto.arg> References: <20030505190052.128A837B405@hub.freebsd.org> <3379.172.176.145.237.1052162126.squirrel@bluhayz.homeunix.org> Organization: http://www.FreeBSD.org/ X-message-flag: Outlook -- Not just for spreading viruses anymore! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: To DNS serve, or not to X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 20:49:39 -0000 On Mon, 5 May 2003, agent dero wrote: > c) use a free off-location service, such as zoneedit.com to handle DNS > requests, that come to my static IP. d) use your registrar's name servers In any case, since you need more than one name server for your domain(s), I would highly recommend using an already established service for this purpose. If you want to play with a name server, set up a resolver for your LAN. Authoritative dns is fairly boring. Doug -- This .signature sanitized for your protection