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Date:      Tue, 6 May 2003 01:41:32 +0400 (MSD)
From:      "."@babolo.ru
To:        Charles Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: To DNS serve, or not to
Message-ID:  <1052170892.180570.1013.nullmailer@cicuta.babolo.ru>
In-Reply-To: <3D285157-7F30-11D7-8414-003065ABFD92@mac.com>

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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.
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for easy to use and adnministrate jail based
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