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DNS and BIND |
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DNS and BIND, 4th Edition Review |
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2001-05-01 09:47:31 |
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Chris Shenton
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I've had my trusty 1st edition for quite a while but am disappointed that the new edition doesn't even mention "djbdns", at least I didn't find it in the index.
I'm not here to bash BIND -- I've deployed it at a number of .gov, .com, and ISP sites -- but the book is called _DNS & BIND_ and IMHO should at least mention other implementations of domain name servers.
I have found that as I start using the djbdns suite of tools, there is a different philosophy and approach at work and this frequently leads to insights on DNS rather than the _de facto_ BIND view. Equating the global DNS with a single implementation leads to monoculture; alternate implementations of Internet standards are important. They should be at least mentioned in an edition as recent as this.
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