On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 08:55:41PM -0500, bda wrote: > > overall, your argument is just a recapitulation of DJB's old > > favourite "your way of doing things is completely wrong, you must > > throw it all away and change to my One True Way". that may be > > enough to convince DJB groupies, but it's not enough to convince me. > > in fact, it pisses me off and makes me extremely reluctant to even > > experiment with his software. > > Whereas yours is entirely the usual "BIND RULES DJB SUX0RS!" variety.
actually, if you bothered looking, you'd find that i've said "bind sucks" on numerous occasions. i said that because it's true - bind does suck. unfortunately, djbdns sucks too, for different reasons. for my needs, djbdns sucks a lot more than bind so i'll continue using bind until something that sucks less comes along. > > > > if djb actually gave a damn about providing a viable replacement > > > > for bind then he'd climb down off his pedestal and implement > > > > native support for bind-style configuration and zone files in > > > > djbdns. not a translator, not a converter, but native support > > > > for the existing files. > > Why should he support something he disagrees with in entirety? because there's a vague possibility that he might be interested in making a difference out in the real world rather than just claiming perfection from his own ivory tower. > Why complicate the application he provides with what amounts to > idiotic cruft -- there are myriad scripts already provided by the > community to help you convert your BIND zones to tinydns-data format. > This is assuming, of course, that you don't simply transfer them using > axfr. how many times do i have to say the same thing? I DO NOT WANT TO CONVERT MY ZONE FILES. I WANT TO USE THEM AS-IS. What is so difficult to understand about this simple concept? is it just that djbdns can't do it, therefore it must be wrong? i couldn't be bothered reading the rest of your message, let alone responding to it. here is why: > How long have you been a sysadmin? a lot longer than you. i started as a programmer 20 years ago and started doing systems admin stuff almost immediately. about 15 years ago i stopped doing applications programming and concentrated on systems admin and systems programming. around 11 years ago i mostly stopped working on other systems and started concentrating on unix (mostly solaris and SCO). about 8 years ago i began focusing almost exclusively on linux, although i still do some work on solaris and *bsd boxes and other systems (occasionally including crap like NT or Win2K). i've performed more upgrades and software & hardware transitions than you could even imagine - they have been successful transitions precisely because i am cautious about radical changes to the point of being paranoid and plan everything out before i start, including a disaster recovery plan for reverting to the previous working config. i am speaking from long years of hard-won experience, which is worth just a little bit more than overblown newbie opinion like yours. how do i know that you're a newbie? your shrill insistence that you have all the answers is a dead giveaway. craig -- craig sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fabricati Diem, PVNC. -- motto of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
