TTL Issues

[Kevin Darcy]

Ryan Crouch wrote:

> I recently installed 8.2.3-REL.
>
> Deleted all our zone files for the secondary DNS server. When the zone's are
> transferred over, the TTL value now exists on every line, much like the
> Bind4 zone files. The primary nameserver has the BIND 8 compatible
> zonefiles, with the $TTL value set at the top, outside of the SOA. The
> secondary DNS files dont have the $TTL at the top, after the zone transfer
> has occurred.

Either format is acceptable to the parser. The only reason that $TTL is
recommended for master files is because it's easier for humans to deal with
than to specify a TTL value on every line.


- Kevin