Jules Yasuna wrote:
Ok - that explains it - thank you very much. Really, many thanks !
But, is there a way to still not run BIND locally, and continue to
benefit from the RBL filters?
Perhaps there is a timeout associated with the RBL filters that can be
increased? I understand that if
such a timout option existed and was increased, performance would
suffer. I'm just fishing here ...
Turning off BIND was needed for other reasons. It's not mandatory that
we not run BIND, just one less service
that we would have to maintain. (we meaning ME!)
running BIND in "cache only" mode doesn't really require a lot of
maintenance. you can firewall it as much as your security policy requires.
and if you don't want bind, try one of the available alternatives. but a
local DNS is recommended on a mail server or spam filter that uses DNS.
