On Mon, 18 Nov 2002 10:39:47 -0700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) wrote: > Tim Dijkstra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-11-18 17:14:38 +0100]: > > > > Is there any reason to stick with bind8 other then convenience? I'm > > asking this because bind9 seems pretty mature, but the default bind > > is still bind8 I think... > > What is "convenient" about bind8? That is a serious question and not > meant to be snide. Please educate me. I meant that it's convenient to stay with what you have, which is bind8 in my case.
> With the many security advisories that have been posted against bind8 > recently I find bind9 much more convenient since I have not needed to > update those servers as often. That was exactly my motivation to switch, but a other post by Gary Henningan seems to suggest that bind9 receives just as many advisories. > Perhaps you did not know that bind9 uses the exact same configuration > file as bind8 in almost all cases? No I didn't know that. Now, if somebody can convince me bind9 is more secure I'll switch. grts Tim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
