about tcp port 53

[Tech W.]

Hello,

what's the use of bind's tcp port 53?
is it used for dns update and zone transfer or something else?

If I have not been using dynamic update and transfer, can I block tcp port 53 using a firewall?

Thanks.

Regards,
Wah.



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