Re: Domain-Name-Server ?

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From: Reto Burkhalter
Date: Sat, 02 Mar 1996 11:04

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>> bipsen@vip.cybercity.dk (Brian Ipsen)  
>> 20.02.1996 
 
 
BI>  I wonder about this stuff with domain-name servers... Actually, what exactly 
BI> is happening at these machines ?? A request for an address goes in, and the 
BI> name goes out - But how is this organized through the net, because more 
BI> than 1 name-server exists .... And is it possible to set my own Amiga up as 
BI> DNS in a local-area-network ??? 
 
It's a little bit more complicated :-( 
 
Amiga as a nameserver is not recommended because the DNS implementation 
is not that good. 
Try it on a Un*x machine... and read "DNS and BIND" from O'Reilly. 
 
 
Reto

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From: BORKI@zug.use.ch  (Reto Burkhalter)
Subject: Re: Domain-Name-Server ?
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Date: Sat,  2 Mar 96  11:04:32 GMT
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