[plug] DNS zone transfers

[Craig Foster]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-bounces at plug.linux.org.au 
> [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.linux.org.au] On Behalf Of Peter F Bradshaw
> Sent: Wednesday, 8 December 2004 2:44 PM
> To: PLUG mail list
> Subject: [plug] DNS zone transfers
> 
> Hi;
> 
> What's the magic required to get an slave DNS server update 
> zone files from its master on a periodic basis?
> 
> If I delete the zone files on the slave it will update from 
> the master.
> But it will not do so otherwise. What I want is for the slave 
> to poll the master about once a day or so.

You can always increment the zone serial to match the day on the master, and
make sure the master has your slave as a notify. 

It's "The Right Way"(tm) - insomuch as it conforms to the standards for
update propagation.


> Cheers
> 
> --
> Peter F Bradshaw, pfb at exadios.com, ICQ 75431157 (exadios).
> http://www.exadios.com


Regards,

CraigF.