newbie master/slave questions

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> 
> what advantages are there in having 2 dns servers setup as a master/slave=
>  for=20
> all zones they control vs having 2 dns servers setup as master/master wit=
> h an=20
> outside script that copies the zone records periodicly and restarts bind =
> so=20
> it gets the changes?
> 
	The first lets you catch error on the master while the slave
	continues to serve the zone.  The second runs the risk of
	all servers becoming unavailable simultaniously.

	Mark
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