On 2/6/25 08:40, Greg Choules via bind-users wrote:
In DNS terms, for me, a "primary" has the single source of truth for
data in zones and a "secondary" transfers a temporary copy of that data
from a primary, or from another secondary (though daisy chain
secondaries at your peril). All are authoritative, only one is the
reference version.
My problem with "primary" and "secondary" (as well as the old terms) is
the daisy chain scenario.
I have started to use "leader" and "follower" in many cases.
A is the 1st leader
B is the 1st follower and 2nd leader
C is the 2nd follower and 3rd leader
D is the 3rd follower
I suppose you could also use "upstream" and "downstream"
A is upstream of B
B is downstream of A and B is also upstream of C
C is downstream of B and C is also upstream of D
D is downstream of C
"leader" / "follower" and "upstream" / "downstream" are relative names
while "primary" / "secondary" sort of imply ultimate position with
"tertiary" etc coming into play.
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Grant. . . .
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