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Date:      Mon, 5 May 2003 15:31:59 -0400
From:      Charles Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
To:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: To DNS serve, or not to
Message-ID:  <3D285157-7F30-11D7-8414-003065ABFD92@mac.com>
In-Reply-To: <3379.172.176.145.237.1052162126.squirrel@bluhayz.homeunix.org>

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On Monday, May 5, 2003, at 03:15 PM, agent dero wrote:
> I am setting up a home based server, that will host a couple domain 
> names
> on 768k SDSL. I have the server all lined up and I am wondering what I
> should do about DNS serving. I figure I have three choices.
> a) install BIND on my web/ftp/lan server (also doubling as network 
> firewall)
> b) get an old junk box, like 300Mhz w/ 64MB RAM and use it as the DNS 
> Server.
> c) use a free off-location service, such as zoneedit.com to handle DNS
> requests, that come to my static IP.

Get and old 300MHz box per B, and use it as your network firewall.  
Don't run any other services on it; use your existing server to handle 
web, ftp, and DNS.

-Chuck



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