To DNS serve, or not to

[Charles Swiger]

On Monday, May 5, 2003, at 03:15 PM, agent dero wrote:
> I am setting up a home based server, that will host a couple domain 
> names
> on 768k SDSL. I have the server all lined up and I am wondering what I
> should do about DNS serving. I figure I have three choices.
> a) install BIND on my web/ftp/lan server (also doubling as network 
> firewall)
> b) get an old junk box, like 300Mhz w/ 64MB RAM and use it as the DNS 
> Server.
> c) use a free off-location service, such as zoneedit.com to handle DNS
> requests, that come to my static IP.

Get and old 300MHz box per B, and use it as your network firewall.  
Don't run any other services on it; use your existing server to handle 
web, ftp, and DNS.

-Chuck