bind vs djbdns

[Ivan Pulleyn]

On Mon, 28 Aug 2000, David R. Conrad wrote:

> 
> Dan,
> 
> > In contrast, with BIND's ad-hoc DNS-specific
> > file-transfer system, 
> 
> Don't you get tired of characterizing IETF standards as something BIND
> specific?

He said "DNS specific" not "BIND specific".

> 
> >> Why does your name server not listen for TCP connections? 
> > RTFM: http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/faq/tinydns.html#tcp
> 
> 	How do I answer TCP queries? Why does tinydns answer only 
> 	UDP queries? 
> 
> 	Answer: DNS-over-TCP is much slower than DNS-over-UDP ...
> 
> Unless, of course, the data is too large to fit in a 512 byte packet.

Read the entire answer in the FAQ before jumping to conclusions. It
contains instructions on how to set up TCP service.

Ivan...

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