Dynamic Update

Marc C Storck marc at storck.org
Thu Jun 7 23:54:52 UTC 2001


I don't need auto-creating of zone, just hosts (... IN A ....)

Marc

> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm looking for a similar soft, it should just have the following
extras:
> >
> > - dynamic update via a client included in the distribution for Linux &
> > Windows
> > - dynamic update protected by password/Signature different for every
zone,
> > so that the client soft can be used by my users.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Marc
>
> The is a perfect example of why the IETF left the automatic
> creation of zones on slave via dynamic update alone.  It's
> all the other metadata that has to be transmitted, some of
> it encrypted, that is the problem.
>
> Mark
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Chris Buxton <cbuxton at menandmice.com>
> > To: <comp-protocols-dns-bind at moderators.isc.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 2:17 AM
> > Subject: RE: Automatic Secondary NS
> >
> >
> > >
> > > There are such tools available. However, they tend to cost money.
> > >
> > > [warning: sales pitch ahead]
> > >
> > > I normally wouldn't make such a blatant commercial pitch, but it does
> > > directly address the question. If you're interested in a commercial
> > > solution, we make one, called QuickDNS. When using QuickDNS to manage
> > > your servers, when you create a zone, master and slave servers are
> > > all configured automatically. When you save a change to a zone, it is
> > > immediately reloaded on both master and slave servers, without going
> > > through a whole restart sequence.
> > >
> > > If you're interested in more details, please see the website
> > > referenced in my signature.
> > > ____________________________________________________________________
> > >
> > > Chris Buxton <cbuxton at menandmice.com>
> > >
> > > Men & Mice <http://www.menandmice.com/> offers:
> > >   - DNS training, including Active Directory
> > >   - QuickDNS, a DNS management system for servers on Linux & Mac OS
> > >     (Solaris support coming soon!)
> > >   - DNS Expert, a DNS analysis and troubleshooting utility
> > > ____________________________________________________________________
> > >
> > > At 12:48 PM -0400 6/5/01, Todd Snyder wrote:
> > > >in that case, are there any tools that will make the changes?
> > > >
> > > >Once I finish my current project, I'm going to start writing
something
> > (been
> > > >on my todo list for a while) .. but if theres something out there, or
if
> > > >someone has a script they've already written...
> > > >
> > > >I plan on using expect a bunch, unless someone else can beat me over
the
> > > >head with something else (please!  I hate expect).
> > > >
> > > >It's a fairly obvious kind of thing - working at an ISP, whenever add
a
> > > >domain, we have to update the secondary.  It would be much nicer if
there
> > > >was one tool that would update both for provisioning.
> > > >
> > > >Todd.
> > >
> >
> >
> --
> Mark Andrews, Nominum Inc.
> 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
> PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742                 INTERNET: Mark.Andrews at nominum.com




More information about the bind-users mailing list