Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 21:34:22 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Marc Schneiders <marc@schneiders.org> Cc: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk>, Grant Cooper <grant.cooper@nucleus.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Bind vs free dns providers Message-ID: <20020828203422.GB2892@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi> In-Reply-To: <20020828194631.N19814-100000@voo.doo.net> References: <20020828081430.GC15742@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi> <20020828194631.N19814-100000@voo.doo.net>
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On Wed, Aug 28, 2002 at 07:52:08PM +0200, Marc Schneiders wrote: > On Wed, 28 Aug 2002, at 09:14 [=GMT+0100], Matthew Seaman wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 28, 2002 at 01:01:24AM -0600, Grant Cooper wrote: > > > > I've been reading on dns packages specifically Bind from ports. I am > > > currently using zoneedit to point to me but I would like to do this myself. > > > I only have 1 IP and I was told by my provider I HAVE to have 2. > > [...] > > > However, if you want to run a server that is authoritative for one or > > more domains then the requirements are a bit more stringent. In order > > to register a domain with one of the various registries around the net > > you need to have at least two servers carrying your zone data > > Some registries for country code domains (which have the > two-letter end, like .fr, .de, .us) do require this. To register a > com/net/org domain you need _no_ nameservers. Of course you cannot > use it then. Um... You can reserve a domain name, but for all practical purposes it doesn't count unless you've got nameservers set up and the NS records have been entered into the TLD zone data. > > and > > those should a) have fixed IP addresses and b) be hosted on distinct > > networks > > The being hosted on different networks is a good idea. I am curious > which Top Level Domain demands this. For com/net/org/info/biz/us and > most other country codes it is not necessary. True. Many registries don't enforce these requirements (hence in the true RFC style, I said "should" rather than "must"...) but they are strongly recommended as best practice: see RFC2182 --- ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc2182.txt Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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