DNS tools for debugging named.conf

[D. J. Bernstein]

Brad Knowles writes:
> All other DNS tools I know of unfortunately require that the 
> nameserver in question already be up and operational, and properly 
> located within the delegation structure of the DNS.

With djbdns, if there's a syntax error in the new data, tinydns
continues publishing the old data. You can also do

   cp data /root/data; cd /root; tinydns-data; tinydns-get a www.panic.mil

to check for syntax errors and inspect some exact query results without
making the new data available.

---Dan