New version of Bind8 for W2k?

[phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu]

Jeffery Jones <jefferjones at altavista.net> wrote:

> On 16 Nov 2002 18:13:17 -0000, phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu wrote:

>>And what's your main objective with your nameservers: running 
>>a ms OS or running a working nameserver ? The answer of that 
>>question should steer your objectives.

>    The answer steers toward converting from Bind to MS DNS on Win 2000.    The last 2 major Bind exploits have not affected MS DNS.  If DNS is the only service exposed to the internet, the question of OS reliability is removed.  

There is more exploits/weaknesses that ms dns has but bind dont. So it's
not as simple as that.

>    Conclusion: For the most reliable and secure nameserver, switch to MS DNS on Win 2000.

At least will it achieve the most expensive dns.




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