caching DNS with dialup connection

[Kevin Darcy]

Hanspeter Roth wrote:

>   On Jul 29 at 19:01, phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu spoke:
>
> > Bind initially contacts whatever if found in it's hint-file. This
> > is needed to find every other nameserver.
> >
> > You will have to accept that when bind starts it does this.
> >
> > To prevent bind to continuously contact other nameserver you
> > may use the 'dialup' option statement ( bind-9 seems to have
> > the most controls over this )
> >
> > See bind-9 manual section 6.2.14.1. Boolean Options , also
> > seek in google for "dialup" and "bind" as i remember there was
> > a discussion about this some months ago.
>
> Ok. But I'de like to leave the `out of the box' version which still
> often is 8.x.
> Would `forward only' mode be a recommendation?

Try it and see.

                                        - Kevin