bind 8.2.1 & default TTL

[Kind Bud]

What is the purpose of $TTL if the SOA TTL is used when $TTL is absent?
What advantage does $TTL offer over simply using the TTL in the SOA?

In article <Pine.BSF.4.10.9907311537170.399-100000 at shell.selkie.org>,
  Chris Phillips <chris at shell.selkie.org> wrote:
> Add a line before the SOA in the zone file to the effect of $TTL
86400 or
> how ever many seconds you like.  There is config documentation at
> http://www.isc.org/view.cgi?/products/BIND/misc/config_hints.phtml
which
> covers this subject and more.
>
> -Chris Phillips
> -Sr. Systems Administrator
> -Digital Eyez Inc.
>
> On Sat, 31 Jul 1999, Bill Selmeier wrote:
>
> > >Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1999 20:21:09 +0200
> > >From: "Gabor Z. Papp" <gzp at gzp.org.hu>
> > >To: clientservices at isc.org
> > >Subject: bind 8.2.1 & default TTL
> > >X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.6i
> > >
> > >Sorry, when I'm in wrong place. How can I correct this error:
> > >bind 8.2.1 write to syslog, that for zone no default TTL set,
> > >using the SOA minimum. Thanks.
> > >
> > ======================================================
> > Bill Selmeier		Internet Software Consortium
> > Director		950 Charter Street
> > Client Relations	Redwood City, CA 94063
> > +1 (650) 779-7018	bills at isc.org
> >
> >
>
>

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