Root Hints Data File for a .local Domain

[Tony MacDoodle]

So in the named.conf file I can get rid of the following:

zone "." { type hint; file "db.cache"; };

Thanks



On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 9:19 AM, Florian Weimer <fweimer at bfk.de> wrote:

> * Tony MacDoodle:
>
> > 2) Do I need it at all for a local domain
>
> No, configuring a zone using the "zone" statement on all resolvers is
> sufficient.  If the resolver knows about authoritative data, it will
> not try to fetch it from the Internet.
>
> You should reconsider using "local", though.  Some clients treat it as
> a special string.  Use a real domain name, or something under "loc" or
> "corp".
>
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