Feature request - disable internal recursion cache

Kevin Darcy kcd at chrysler.com
Fri Oct 30 14:31:57 UTC 2009


Dmitry Rybin wrote:
> Niall O'Reilly wrote:
>
>>> I think, that be useful make this feature in bind:
>>> Add option to disable internal recursion cache, and forward all 
>>> recursive queries to another daemon.
>>>
>>> Daemon as unbound, pdns-recursor - much faster in recursion queries, 
>>> that bind. :(
>>
>> I don't see the point.
>>
>> If you need some code, other than BIND named, to handle
>> recursive queries from your clients, why not just have
>> that code listening on the addresses configured in the
>> stub resolver on each of the client systems?
>>
>
> I'll explain, why.
> Same Server is authoritative for internet/intranet and recursive for 
> intranet and one large AS. Sometimes Auth/Rec server IP cannot be 
> spited into different IP's.
>
> Bind answer authoritative for all clients, and forward (if allowed) 
> recursive queries to recursive server.
> _______________________________________________
Why not just point some or all of those recursive clients to the "other" 
recursive resolver?

Seems like BIND ceases to add any value when it's just forwarding 
everything and not caching any results.

- Kevin




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