Keeping dynamic and static DNS entries separate?

[Joseph S D Yao]

Joe Nardone wrote:
...
>  I want to keep separate files for the "static" part of the zone
>  and "dynamic" part.  However, whenever named shuts down and
>  restarts, it rewrites the zone files with its current memory--
>  including both the static entries (with a 1W interval-- is that
>  correct?) and the dynamic ones.
> 
> I tried making the static entries $INCLUDEd into the main file,
> but it gets overwritten.
> 
> Two questions
>  1) Is BIND correct in giving a 1 week (604800) time period for
>     what had been "permanent" entries?
> 
>  2) How do I keep my static/permanent entries separate physically
>     from my dynamic ones?

2 - This has been discussed.  Put one or both into subdomains.

1 - There is no such thing as a "permanent" entry in DNS.  All records
    have a Time To Live.  It used to be set in the SOA; now, if a $TTL
    line is present before the SOA, it is set from that [8.2ff].

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