New bind user setup

[Danny Mayer]

"Andrew Smith" <richard.perrett2 at ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:<bqg3h5$1ddq$1 at sf1.isc.org>...
> Hello,
> 
> I'm using BindPE and I have got installed and working as a caching server
> with no problem. If I am correct then I should be able to set it up so that
> rather than updating it's records when I request an address it updates from
> my isp's dns servers (or another specified server) every time a specified
> time period has elapsed (i.e. all dns records not just for addresses I've
> used), can anyone tell me the configuration changes I need to do this?
> 

That's not how DNS works. If you only want updates via your ISP's DNS
then you use the forward option. Read the ARM for details. You can't
specify any time to get updates, DNS doesn't work that way. It only
updates its cached information if the cache entry has expired (the TTL
value). To do otherwise would put an enormous burden on nameservers
to retrieve or supply updates for records that may never be requested
under normal circumstances.

If you want BINDPE specific information ask in their forum.

> Secondly how big are the update files likely to be?
> 

There are none.

Danny

> Thanks
> 
> Andrew Smith