How many domain can registered on named.conf of Bind 8.x?

Bill Manning bmanning at ISI.EDU
Thu Dec 2 06:04:58 UTC 1999


> 	named.boot (BIND 4)
> 
> 	directory /var/named
> 	primary zone1.com zone1.db
> 	...
> 	primary zone64000.com zone64000.db
> 
> 	named.conf (BIND 8)
> 
> 	options { directory "/var/named"; };
> 	zone "zone1.com" { type master; file "zone1.db"; };
> 	...
> 	zone "zone16000000.com" { type master; file "zone16000000.db"; };


	or

       named.conf (BIND 8)

       options { directory "/var/named"; };
	$include "1-500000.conf";
	$include "500001-10000000.conf";
	$include "10000001-16000000.conf";

(to keep your named.conf file readable... :)

	



> > Hi all...I had a simular question...so let me get this strait.
> > Configure named.boot with the domains > add @origin and SOA records
> > with the A and CNAME, MX  records in the same DB file?
> > 
> > On 18 Nov 1999 18:23:39 -0800, Bill Manning <bmanning at ISI.EDU> wrote:
> > 
> > >> > Hi all!!!
> > >> > 
> > >> > I want to manage a lot domain name on one DNS.
> > >> > This DNS is working with Bind 8.2.2.
> > >> > By the way how many domain I can register on named.conf?
> > >> > Could you help me?
> > >> > Thank you!!!
> > >> 	
> > >> 	16 million though you will need a 64 machine to achieve this.
> > >> 
> > >> 	Mark
> > >> --
> > >> Mark Andrews, Internet Engines Inc. / Internet Software Consortium
> > >
> > >	That would be all zones, not just the "name" ones.
> > >
> > >-- 
> > >--bill
> > >
> > 
> > 
> --
> Mark Andrews, Internet Engines Inc. / Internet Software Consortium
> 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
> PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742                 INTERNET: Mark_Andrews at iengines.com
> 
> 


-- 
--bill


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