stub zones

[John Miller]

Not quite, Bill.  You point the zone at a different name server, but 
_your_own_nameserver_ still does the iterative queries to make things 
happen.  It just queries a different set of nameservers than would 
happen through normal delegation.

The only recursive query going on is from the client to your nameserver.

Since you asked the question, what would you propose as an alternative 
for folks running multiple sets of nameservers with different info on them?

John


On 06/02/2014 04:52 PM, Nex6|Bill wrote:
> so, stub zones allow you to point a zone to a different name server, and
> that name-server; to recurse to get the records for that zone. why? why
> not let DNS work the way it is suppose to and let your name servers work
> for you to the authoritative name-server to get the records? unless,
> your changing the zone records, which is why most people I know use it
> for, which is evil :)
>
> its almost the same, as creating a local zone for something your not
> authoritative for and then having to maintain those records. but, i
> guess their may be cases where it may be useful....  i guess....
>
>
> On Monday, June 2, 2014 1:33 PM, John Miller <johnmill at brandeis.edu> wrote:
>
>
>
>     Evil?  Seems a bit strong.  Unusual?  Use with caution?  OK.
>
>     Stub zones mean that you're using a different set of authoritative
>     nameservers for a particular domain.  You're not storing all of that
>     domain's records, except through the usual caching process.  If it's
>     a domain you control, where's the harm?
>
>     Also, let's say that you're nominally a caching-only nameserver.
>     You're responsible for making iterative queries, and you do not want
>     the RD bit set.  AFAIK, stub zones are the way to accomplish that.
>     Forward zones just pass recursive queries on to someplace else.
>
>     John
>
>
>
>
>     On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 4:02 PM, Nex6|Bill <n6ghost at yahoo.com
>     <mailto:n6ghost at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
>         recently, a question came up about "stub" zones came up and what
>         they are and are they part of the DNS standards or are they a
>         good idea. i said, they are evil and should not be used if you
>         can avoid it.  they way I understand them is the are when you
>         create local zones for zones you are NOT authoritative for. and;
>         the records in the stub zone do not update when the
>         authoritative NS does.
>
>         correct? thoughts?
>
>         -Nex6
>
>
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