Windows NT DNS cache timers

[Joseph S D Yao]

On Tue, Dec 21, 1999 at 11:59:40AM -0600, Todd Adamson wrote:
> Since I am not all that familiar with how well DNS works on NT 4.0, I am hoping someone out
> there can answer this question.
> 
> Is there a setting somewhere within dns that determines how long it will hold information in
> its cache?  I am working with a client that is using NT4.0 DNS, and they have run into an
> occasional problem that the dns is giving out bad information because the cache has not
> timed out.
> 
> Now I know that a DNS server is supposed to hold an entry for as long as is told from the
> SOA records, and then remove the entry from the cache.  It looks as though the cache
> entry is ignoring the value and living indefinately in the cache until the service is stopped and
> restarted.
> 
> Is this a known problem?  Is there a fix?  Do I need to look somewhere else?  
> 
> I have not found any information on this issue yet on MS site, but I am still looking.  Any 
> help would be appreciated.
> 
> Todd Adamson
> tadamson at routers.com

It appears that you are asking about MS DNS.  This mailing list has
people knowledgable in BIND, a different software package entirely.  I
can only suggest that MS DNS is probably about as reliable as the rest
of MS' products.

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