RE: Which DNS servers should a DNS server have.

[Kalum / Grendel <kalum lintux cx>]

On  Thu, 19 Apr 2001, Bill Farrell commented thusly,

> Hiya Jonas:
> 
> It's really a matter of administrative taste.  I always point my DNS servers
> to themselves which offers me a quick test of zone information.  I'm a
> damn-good programmer--I can't type for squat, though, and I know it :-)
> When I modify a zone file and sighup BIND, I follow with nslookup &/or dig
> just to make sure I'm getting the right answer.  

You can also run dlint which is ideal for discovering misconfigurations of
the nameserver, ideally you would get someone external to your network to
run it on your system.


Best Wishes,
Grendel


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