BIND enhancements for true auto-configuring *slave server*

[D. J. Bernstein]

Tom Robinson writes:
> Does anyone have a non-proprietary solution for this problem?

Simply replicate your DNS service with rsync (rsync.samba.org) over ssh
(www.openssh.com). Feature comparison:

                              Zone transfers           rsync over ssh
   ------------------------------------------------------------------
   Immediate replication      No (NOTIFY is delayed)   Yes
   Error notification         No                       Yes
   Incremental transfers      Experimental             Yes
   Compressed transfers       No                       Yes
   Add zones automatically    No                       Yes
   Encryption                 No                       Yes
   Authentication             Experimental             Yes
   Usable for other services  No                       Yes

The only reason to use zone transfers is if your secondaries are stuck
in the dark ages---and you can fix that by choosing better secondaries.

---Dan