>>>>> "Brian" == Brian <lxy at cloudnet.com> writes: Brian> I'm setting up my first DNS server this weekend. I'm Brian> properly armed with the DNS-HOWTO and the O'Reilly DNS and Brian> BIND book. Simple question before I start, what version of Brian> BIND should I use? Older versions of course are exploits Brian> waiting to happen, and I've heard bad things about the Brian> bleeding edge stuff. Any suggestions? Yes, I missed the Brian> presentation on DNS, I wish I hadn't. 8.2.3 has served me well since 20 minutes after it was released. 9.x is purely nonsense. Additionally, your Oreilly book is most likely geared towards 8.x, or god forbid, 4.9.x. -- ============================================== timothy lupfer http://www.assimilated.org tl at assimilated.org tlupfe01 at euclid.hamline.edu ============================================== Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform. -- Mark Twain