On Wed, 25 Dec 2002, Tim Kehres wrote: > Matthew, > > Just curious - why can't you identify a couple (2 or 3) well known and > publically accessible name servers (there are many that fit this > description), and then just point your resolver to them? While running a > local caching server is fine and well, you'll still have to point that to > something on the Internet to resolve non-cached data, so you're back to > square one anyway. > > Best Regards, > > Tim Kehres > International Messaging Associates > http://www.ima.com
This is an option, I just hadn't thought of it. I will consider this and the djbdns dnscache program (unfortunately, apparently not distributed with RHL). Thanks to everyone who replied. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Matthew Saltzman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 1:28 AM > Subject: Best caching nameserver? > > > > I recently stopped by Laptop Lane to do some work during an airport delay, > > and I discovered to my surprise and disappointment that their network does > > not supply name service. Since my usual name servers are all behind > > firewalls, I had a bit of trouble actually getting anything done. I > > learned from that experience that real road warriors carry their own name > > servers on thier laptops. > > > > I was thinking of installing the caching name server RPM, but it runs off > > of bind. So I thought I'd ask if there was some other configuration or > > name server daemon that would be more appropriate for this application, > > i.e., lighter-weight, more secure, etc. (I'm running RH8.0., but I thought > > the answer might be of more general interest.) > > > > TIA. > > > > -- > > Matthew Saltzman > > > > Clemson University Math Sciences > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs > > > > -- Matthew Saltzman Clemson University Math Sciences [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
