> On 21 Jul 2020, at 18:23, @lbutlr <krem...@kreme.com> wrote:
>
> On 20 Jul 2020, at 10:09, tale <d.lawre...@salesforce.com> wrote:
>> And for what it's worth, not all systems moved away from "named" to
>> "bind9". I've been running FreeBSD for decades, and I can't remember
>> ever calling the service "bind9".
>
> The service is always named, the package is bind. I stopped adding the 9 many
> years ago unless I need to specify a specific version like "bind nine dot
> eleven".
>
> On 20 Jul 2020, at 11:45, Ted Mittelstaedt <t...@ipinc.net> wrote:
>> When FreeBSD was used mostly for servers it wasn't a problem. But more
>> and more people are using it for desktop use where they want to basically
>> install it and forget about it, never run patches, never give
>> a fig about security.
>
> Bind is a poor choice for desktop use. Packages like unbound are much better
> for that sort of use, and it is fr less critical if those packages have
> security issues.
Anything that talks to the net is critical path from a security perspective.
> I agree that anyone using a FreeBSD install as a server should be using bind,
> but I also agree it should not be the default install. You install bind when
> you figure out you need it, and not before.
>
>
>
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