More newbie questions

[Joe Kattner]

The data gets stored in named's cache in memory as it runs. BIND manages
this cache based on a number of criteria, and does not require any
intervention. It is already efficient :)

You can do a ndc dumpdb to tell named to dump it's cache to a file, if
you're curious to see what is there. It will put a named_dump.db file, into
BIND's working directory. This is just a snapshot of what is in the cache at
that point in time, and for your use only. BIND will not use this file
itself, so it is safe to delete after you look through it.

If all you want to do is resolve external names, then you do not need any
zones other than root, and that sounds like what you want, and already have.

--Joe


-----Original Message-----
From: Pons, Eric [mailto:PonsE at investorservices.net]
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 10:13 AM
To: 'bind-users at isc.org'
Subject: More newbie questions


I have successfully installed BIND 8.2.4 on Linux with the default setting
and zones which enable me to resolve internet names, which is what I want to
do. What I would like to know is, do the names that get resolved, does that
data get saved somewhere? If not, is there anyway for me to setup a DNS
server that only resolves internet (not local) names that would be more
efficient than these default settings? That would have a file that is
keeping a dynamic list of names and their resolved addresses? Any input
would be very appreciated. Thank you.