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AppWatch: BIND 9.0.0 released

[ Thanks to John D.
Rowell
for this link. ]

BIND version 9 is a major rewrite of nearly all
aspects of the underlying BIND architecture. Some of the important
features of BIND 9 are:

  • DNS Security: DNSSEC (signed zones), TSIG (signed DNS
    requests)
  • IP version 6: Answers DNS queries on IPv6 sockets, IPv6
    resource records (A6, DNAME, etc.), Bitstring Labels, Experimental
    IPv6 Resolver Library
  • DNS Protocol Enhancements: IXFR, DDNS, Notify, EDNS0, Improved
    standards conformance
  • Views: One server process can provide multiple “views” of the
    DNS namespace, e.g. an “inside” view to certain clients, and an
    “outside” view to others;
  • Multiprocessor Support
  • Improved Portability Architecture”

You can check the relevant links here. There
is also a history
of changes (since the last beta and during the full beta period).

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