Thanks! This is what I'm looking for. If anyone else has any suggestions or want to
share related experiences let me know. You may of course email me off list.
Troy
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From: "andyb@thumpernet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 15:08:19 -0400
>Hi,
>
>I've used MetaIP DNS and I've evaluated a few others. I'm now using
>Simple DNS Plus http://www.jhsoft.com
>It will cost you $69 per server. It is very easy to administer zone
>files, it has great logging features, including one that lets you watch
>the log realtime.. And the zone transfers to secondary servers are
>completely automatic as long as the secondary server is also running
>Simple DNS
>
>Great product. No, I don't make anything if you buy it.. ;-)
>
>Thanks, andyb
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>Friday, June 01, 2001, 2:51:36 PM, you wrote:
>
>
>TH> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>TH> From: Len Conrad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>TH> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>TH> Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 17:01:54 +0200
>
>>>
>>>>We're going to be configuring a new Windows 2000 network with new
>>>>webservers, Imail server, DNS and such like and I'm interested in folks
>>>>opinions on DNS servers.
>>>
>>>If you�re talking 100�s or 1000�s of hosted domains with good query volume,
>>>I suggest you run two DNS�s as non-recursive, non-caching servers to handle
>>>queries from Internet.
>>>
>>>If you have big volume of dial-up or other access users who needs browsing
>>>support and/or heavy mail/list volume, then I suggest you run 2
>>>caching-only restricted-recursion servers.
>>>
>>>>What do you all use and what are the pro's & cons? In the past we've used
>>>>NT DNS and hate it and I've heard MenandMice's DNS server mentioned a few
>>>>times.
>>>
>>>Their DNS server runs only on Mac. Their Quick DNS 3.5 BIND manager runs on
>>>Mac or Win32.
>>>
>>>I recommend you run BIND8 on dedicated FreeBSD or Linux. The machines
>>>don�t have to be as powerful/expensive as W2K boxes.
>>>
>
>TH> We only have about 120 domains hosted...nothing heavy there but we do have a few
>heavy email list users.
>
>TH> At this point we are open to suggestions. I posted here because I know that there
>are probably some here with varied experience.
>
>TH> We do have a unix box that we're not using but I'm not sure if my boss is
>interested in incorporating a unix box in an 2000 domain.
>
>TH> Troy
>
>
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