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From: Damian Bickhoff <dmpb at dingoblue.net.au>
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Subject: Re: [H-GEN] caching nameserver
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On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 10:02:05AM +1000, Sandra Milne wrote:
> Anyone got any recommendations for a caching nameserver?

I like pdnsd, especially when it's only a home system.  It's terribly
simple, but that's one of the reasons I like it.  (Basically, you point
it at your upstream DNS, and it'll proxy requests, and as a bonus it'll
serve your /etc/hosts file.)

I don't like BIND, but people here seem to like it. :D
-- 
damian

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