chaotic serial numbers

Mark.Andrews at nominum.com Mark.Andrews at nominum.com
Wed Jun 27 00:21:07 UTC 2001


> On 26 Jun 2001 03:30:23 -0700, ns at linuxplanet.nu wrote:
> 
> >
> >I read somewhere that you could synchronise other slave server by making the
>  
> >serial number on the authoritative master name server zero and then 
> >incrementing the number after the TTL expires.  Is that it? 
> 
> Yep. 
> 
> Make sure you change the serial after the first transfer...
> 
> Paul
> 
	Which only works if you are taking to a BUGGY implementation.

	Learn to do it the correct way which is to roll over the serial
	number.

	Mark
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