[Xitami] DNS Server

[Brian {Hamilton Kelly}]

In message <3CE40465.81FD279D@pacific-hoe.com> Kelly writes:
> Hi David,
> 
> Thanks for the info on POSADIS. I've downloaded it and installed it. I
> have to admit that I'm having problems getting it to run, probably
> because I don't know what the heck I'm doing. Do you have any examples
> of the configuration files? I've read the documentation, but since I've
> never worked with DNS servers before it's like reading greek. I put in
> the default values in the configuration files, but when I try to run the
> program it gives me error messages such as unknown command, but the
> commands I've used are in the documentation.

There's a school of thought regarding running a name service daemon that
if one isn't totally confident of what everything does, one shouldn't
even be contemplating doing it :-)

Can you beg, borrow, steal (or buy) a copy of "DNS and BIND", by Cricket
Liu & Paul Albitz?  It's published by O'Reilly, and is well worth the
money.  DON'T buy the version for WindowsNT (unless you're contemplating
running the NT named); the "ordinary" version provides a much better
insight into just why any (or all:-) of the RRs exist.

[Somewhat belated response since I'm about a week behind on reading the
mailing list.  Sorry if someone's already given you the same advice.]

-- 
Brian {Hamilton Kelly}                                          bhk@dsl.co.uk
    "We have gone from a world of concentrated knowledge and wisdom to one of
    distributed ignorance.  And we know and understand less while being incr-
    easingly capable."              Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs