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Re: opinions on djbdns



Russell McManus <russell_mcmanus%yahoo.com@localhost> writes:
> I just read a Linux Journal article on djbdns, and was intrigued to
> learn that it is now public domain.
>
> I am wondering what various NetBSD users think of this software.  The
> article made it sound like djbdns was likely to be both more secure
> and easier to administer than bind (which I've used lightly for
> some time).

djbdns doesn't do TSIG (which is crucial for authenticated dynamic
update and for authenticated zone transfers), doesn't do DNSSEC, and
doesn't support IPv6.

It is a non-starter from my point of view.

Perry


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