BIND vs djbdns

[GB]

Folks,

Not to start a flame war, but does anyone have opinions/advice on BIND9
vs. djbdns?

The former is the worldwide standard; the latter seems simpler and more
secure. Simpler appeals to me, since I'm still scratching my head after
reading several BIND HOWTOs.

Any thoughts appreciated!

Greg B.

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[Robert Myers]

I've switched here, and I love DJBDNS, the zone files are less complex.

Not that I don't know how to use BIND, as I had been using BIND8 before, but
after
the last set of BIND vulnerabilities, I thought it best time to switch.

Robert Myers
ccr...@whiterose.net
MCSE,CCA,CCNA
Systems administrator for White Rose Inernet Service
http://whiterose.net

[Eric Parusel]

I'm using djbdns, it's data files being populated from LDAP, using
ldap2dns (http://ldap2dns.tiscover.com)...

Plus: You don't have to worry about cache pollution, since the
recursive resolver (dnscache), and the authoritative nameserver
(tinydns) are separate entities...

I'm really happy with it myself...

Hope this helps,

Eric Parusel

[Michael Vince]

You must use BIND, my reason is simply that everyone else has suffered
trying to workout how to use it therefore you must suffer like everyone else
:)
And although I have never used djbdns I am sure it is easier to use but I
will probably never change over simply because I enjoy using something once
I have mastered it and I like the idea of some one else suffering trying to
use my BIND dns servers when I am not there.
And I am sure most other BIND admins will feel the same way I do.

[FreeBSD user]

Off topic, but do you know how to integrate isc-dhcpd 3.x and it's dynamic
DDNS with djbdns?

[James A. Peltier]

BIND is included in most UNIX operating systems. BIND is even the base
for the Windows 2000 Nameserver. Best to learn BIND as you will find it
implemented more than djbdns. That said though I am personally
migrating my DNS over to djbdns.

--

-James

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