Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 08:17:44 -0400 From: dave@hawk-systems.com (Dave) To: "Greg Lehey" <grog@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Kory Hamzeh" <kory@avatar.com> Cc: "Tony" <tony@idk.com>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: how to specifiy nameserver Message-ID: <DBEIKNMKGOBGNDHAAKGNMEJBICAA.dave@hawk-systems.com> In-Reply-To: <20010831114408.E57354@wantadilla.lemis.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
>>> If I am not running named locally, how do I specify using DSN on my ISP? >>> >>> I think that it's in one of the /etc/host* but I do not know which or the >>> format to add this. >> >> You put it in /etc/resolv.conf. Type "man resolv.conf" for detailed >> information. Basically, do something like this in /etc/resolv.conf >> >> domain your-domain-name >> nameserver ip-address-of-the-nameserver > >You seem to be understanding more than I am. For me, DSN means >"delivery status notification", and it's an MTA function, not a name >server function. My guess was that was a typo >The real question, though, is "why not run named?". It's trivial to >set up a caching-only name server, and it's much faster than using >remote name servers or /etc/hosts. or dnscache as part of the djbdns port... IMO much easier for people to setup and deal with than named or bind(which he will eventually evolve to i would think) I agree with you though not many reasons not to run caching server especially when you consider the work required for the alternative. Dave To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?DBEIKNMKGOBGNDHAAKGNMEJBICAA.dave>