named.conf file in xml

[Kevin Darcy]

Well, I find the existing "Perl-like" syntax easier to parse, so let's 
keep named.conf the same. For that matter, let's change all of that XML 
gunk that's all over the Internet to the named.conf syntax, to make it 
easier for me to parse too...

- Kevin

Peter Dambier wrote:

>Tom Jones wrote:
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>>Hello,
>>Is it possible to change the named.conf file to a xml format? I find  
>>xml much easier to parse.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>tom
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>First you would have to change Bind. Bind does read it. Then you
>would have to look for all other programmes that read or write
>named.conf.
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>I think it is in the registries mostly. Private programmes mostly.
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>Then there are a couple of programmes reading named.conf and the
>zone files.
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>Why not forget Bind ond look for - or write - a replacement?
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>Why xml? SQL makes a lot more sense if you deal with enough data
>to justify a change. There are quite some replacements for Bind
>that directly work on SQL. I think programmes that process xml
>can work with SQL too.
>
>Regards
>Peter and Karin Dambier
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