DNS Hosting

Adam bsdx@looksharp.net
Thu, 29 Jun 2000 10:25:28 -0400 (EDT)


On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, Jeff Goeke-Smith wrote:

>Actually, if your hosting your own DNS, you really have to be carefull.
>Assuming that you use BIND (almost everybody does) one needs to stay on top
>of the security updates for it.  I know, I found out the hard way.  Last I
>checked it ranked right up there at the top of the list of software with
>holes in it.  I end up upgrading my bind about every month or so.
>
><RANT>
>Now why such a simple ( or it seems simple to me, but I haven't read much of
>the code), critical, and basic service has so many security holes it it, I
>don't know.  But, I don't code it, so I guess I shouldn't complain.
></RANT>
>--Jeff

Have you checked out the stuff at http://cr.yp.to/ ?  I think this person
wrote an alternative dns server (among other things) which is fairly
popular.