Using named_dump.db to preserve cache across reboots

Jim Reid jim at rfc1035.com
Tue Mar 12 18:31:20 UTC 2002


>>>>> "Toad" == Toad  <rat_love_cat at yahoo.co.uk> writes:

    Toad> The reason for wanting to preserve the cache is because,
    Toad> over time, my nameserver builds up a rich cache which speeds
    Toad> up lookups for commonly-requested names.  Now if I reboot
    Toad> the machine, that cache is lost and will take time to grow
    Toad> back.  I would prefer to be able to preserve the cache
    Toad> across reboots so that it is not lost.

Well if you think the server's cache is *really* that precious, stop
rebooting it!


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