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From: Brandon Gillespie <brandon@roguetrader.com>
To: "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@panda.hilink.com.au>
cc: Dan Busarow <dan@dpcsys.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG,
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Subject: BIND-8 port (was Re: upgrading to a safe BIND?)
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On Sat, 19 Jul 1997, Daniel O'Callaghan wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 18 Jul 1997, Dan Busarow wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 18 Jul 1997, Brandon Gillespie wrote:
> > > Why don't we ship FreeBSD with bind-8?  From what I've read, it seems like
> > > the better of the two..
> > 
> > The new named.conf syntax.
> 
> If I get a chance this w/e, I'll build 811 and release it as a package.  
> That would be the best way to transition (and to get everyone to upgrade 
> faster).  If someone beats me to it, I won't complain, though.

I'll see if I can do it.. just a note for whoever does.. perhaps include
in the port a hook to run the conversion scripts from bind-4 to bind-8
(after prompting, of course).

-Brandon Gillespie