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On Sun, 2003-02-23 at 08:22, Les Bell wrote:
> So it's pretty much a standard setup. For novices to setting up things like
> BIND, I recommend installing Webmin (http://www.webmin.com) as it
> simplifies the task considerably and automatically formats the zone files
> (a pain until you're familiar with the syntax and where to put the full
> stops). It also automatically keeps the forward and reverse zone files in
> sync, and eliminates the need to write out IP addresses backwards, etc.
>
I agree with everything Les wrote on this, but for a small setup you
might like to use a simple cacheing DNS server (rather than bind). Most
distro's come with one. This has its plusses and minuses, but for small
setups, it works well and painlessly.
/Kevin
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