[Mimedefang] [OT] Named Question

netguy netguy at sound-networking.com
Tue Aug 22 14:20:52 EDT 2006


Hi Kevin.

Assuming Linux based ( I use Fedora and RH9 ), you can setup forwarders 
and recursion.  In named.conf ( or what ever you may call it):

options	{
	directory "/var/named";
	...
	...

	allow-recursion	{ 192.168.100.0/24 };

	forwarders	{4.2.2.2; 4.2.2.7};
};

that should do it.


Kevin A. McGrail wrote:
> I'm trying to optimize a server using MD and currently it does not run 
> bind or cache lookups because the server must use a specific nameserver.
> 
> In short, I don't know how to configure bind to always query another 
> nameserver rather than use the root servers.  Any hints?
> 
> regards,
> KAM
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