Psuedo-Master Zones

[Kevin Darcy]

Corey Shaw wrote:
> Bind version: 9.6
> OS: Gentoo Linux
>
> I am currently setting up an internal DNS server.  I have a separate 
> DNS server that is publicly accessible.  Both servers have a zone for 
> "example.com".   How do I set the internal DNS server to forward 
> queries for entries that it does not have for "example.com" to the 
> public DNS?  
>
> An example:  
>
> "server2.example.com" exists on both DNS servers.  I query the 
> internal server and get the internal address.  I query the public DNS 
> and get the public address.  That works as it should.
>
> Now let's say "server1.example.com" exists on the public DNS, but not 
> on the Internal DNS.  I query the internal DNS for 
> "server1.example.com" and it doesn't return anything.  How can I make 
> it forward that query to the public DNS which does have an entry for 
> "server1.example.com"?
>
You don't. The internal version of the zone should include all of the 
external entries as well.

                                                                         
                                          - Kevin