Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 07:37:14 +0200 From: Jacques Hugo <jacques@wired.ctech.ac.za> To: David Wolfskill <dhw@whistle.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dns Message-ID: <3607378A.794BDF32@wired.ctech.ac.za> References: <199809211949.MAA09629@pau-amma.whistle.com>
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David Wolfskill wrote: > > >Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 10:15:47 +0200 > >From: Jacques Hugo <jacques@wired.ctech.ac.za> > > >Change the serial number of your dns entries. named checks for > >this and if there is a change (not in entries but the serial number) > >it runs to your other dns serverers (IN NS) and updates them. > > Small point: please be sure that when you change your serial numbers, > that they *increase* in magnitude. The above-mentioned changes only > take place if the authoritative sources are believed to be *more* > current than what's in hand.... That is correct, yes. Thanks for reminding me. What I usually do is use the date, eg 19880922 ;Serial and whenever I change some DNS entries I up the value to the current date. -Jacques ------------------------------------------------------ The box said "Requires Windows 3.1 or better" ... so I got BSD Network Administrator | Jacques Hugo UNIX Systems | jacques@wired.ctech.ac.za Cape Technikon | +27-21-4603584 ------------------------------------------------------ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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