Date: Sat, 24 May 1997 19:22:28 -0700 (PDT) From: Dan Busarow <dan@dpcsys.com> To: sthaug@nethelp.no Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Named -- Specifying addresses to bind to. Message-ID: <Pine.UW2.3.95.970524191836.10045S-100000@cedb> In-Reply-To: <21800.864423554@verdi.nethelp.no>
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On Fri, 23 May 1997 sthaug@nethelp.no wrote: > If you want to put bind 8.1 in /usr/src, you should at least wait > until 8.1.1 (currently in alpha testing) is released. I'd hold out longer. Like til the new named.conf format is widely used. Basic chicken/egg problem here. > Also, the config file format for 8.1 is radically different. Yes, a > conversion script is supplied, but this may still be stumbling block > for some people. Exactly. It's going to break scripts for those who don't update DNS manually and will break DNS for *everyone* who upgrades an existing system. > Aside from that, I'm running 8.1.1 (alpha) on several machines, and > it seems to work just fine. Same here. I like it. But I sure wouldn't want it sprung on me by surprise. Dan -- Dan Busarow 714 443 4172 DPC Systems / Beach.Net dan@dpcsys.com Dana Point, California 83 09 EF 59 E0 11 89 B4 8D 09 DB FD E1 DD 0C 82
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