Comprehensive Guide on Importing BIND Zones and Setting Up Axfrdns Server

Welcome to the home stretch, my last [2] ITworld article on installing DJBDNS. I'll cover two things here. First, I'll show you how to 'import' your existing BIND zones into tinydns data format so you don't need to convert those files by hand. Lastly, I'll show you how to start up the axfrdns server, which will allow DNS secondaries running BIND to mirror your DNS zones.. . . Welcome to the home stretch, my last [2] ITworld article on installing DJBDNS. I'll cover two things here. First, I'll show you how to 'import' your existing BIND zones into tinydns data format so you don't need to convert those files by hand. Lastly, I'll show you how to start up the axfrdns server, which will allow DNS secondaries running BIND to mirror your DNS zones.

At the beginning of this trip down DJBDNS lane, I tagged a challenge at the end of the message. Unlike my previous [1] challenge, this one had almost no response, probably because it was lost in obscurity at the bottom of the email. I'm re-issuing it again this week, and you'll find it at the end of this article.

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