From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 17 07:49:57 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DA5116A4CE for ; Mon, 17 Nov 2003 07:49:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from ptb-mailc05.plus.net (ptb-mailc05.plus.net [212.159.14.211]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F19F43F93 for ; Mon, 17 Nov 2003 07:49:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from simong@desktop-guardian.com) Received: from [81.174.227.186] (helo=desktop-guardian.com) by ptb-mailc05.plus.net with smtp (Exim 4.12) id 1ALldT-000Gym-00 for freebsd-isp@freebsd.org; Mon, 17 Nov 2003 15:49:55 +0000 Received: (qmail 63431 invoked by uid 1006); 17 Nov 2003 15:50:28 -0000 Received: from simong@desktop-guardian.com by dtg25 by uid 82 with qmail-scanner-1.16 (clamscan: 0.54. spamassassin: 2.55. Clear:. Processed in 16.262914 secs); 17 Nov 2003 15:50:28 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO dtg17) (192.168.0.17) by 192.168.0.25 with SMTP; 17 Nov 2003 15:50:03 -0000 Message-ID: <0b5a01c3ad22$3d5a5790$1100a8c0@dtg17> From: "Simon Gray" To: "Joshua Sahala" References: Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 15:48:25 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: About DNS (BIND) with Database X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 15:49:57 -0000 > beware the tiny/djbdns licensing and software incompatibility > > his software works ONLY with his other software (so you have to > use his logging tools for his dns servers). the licensing is also > a bit 'out there' wrt bsd-like licenses (his are quite restrictive) > so choose your poison carefully. i use bind, and have used bind > for many years, without issue. if you architect your environment > and your server 'correctly' you will find that it is a well > performing, scalable, and rather secure beast ;) This is true. Not allowed to distribute binary copies etc.. If your existing setup works and you're happy with it why change? Personally I have to say having used both I prefer the way djb does things, his programs are generally designed with security in mind plus his arrogance makes me laugh :) (completely off the subject) Some amusing articles of Bernstein vs everyone else Brad Knowles's slander - http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/knowles.html Bernstein v. United States - http://cr.yp.to/export.html Simon