Configuring and Managing MPE/iX Internet Services (MPE/iX 6.0)

Appendix C 167
BIND 8.1 Enhanced Features
BIND 8 Highlights
BIND Configuration File Guide—Zone Statement
Syntax
zone domain_name [ ( in | hs | hesiod | chaos ) ] {
type master;
file path_name;
[ check-names ( warn | fail | ignore ); ]
[ allow-update { address_match_list }; ]
[ allow-query { address_match_list }; ]
[ allow-transfer { address_match_list }; ]
[ notify yes_or_no; ] [ also-notify { ip_addr; [ ip_addr; ... ] };
};
zone domain_name [ ( in | hs | hesiod | chaos ) ]
{ type ( slave | stub );
[ file path_name; ]
masters { ip_addr; [ ip_addr; ... ] };
[ check-names ( warn | fail | ignore ); ]
[ allow-update { address_match_list }; ]
[ allow-query { address_match_list }; ]
[ allow-transfer { address_match_list }; ]
[ max-transfer-time-in number; ]
[ notify yes_or_no; ]
[ also-notify { ip_addr; [ ip_addr; ... ] };
};
zone “.” [ ( in | hs | hesiod | chaos ) ] {
type hint;
file path_name;
[ check-names ( warn | fail | ignore ); ]
};
Definition and Usage (Zone Types)
master The master copy of the data in a zone.
slave A slave zone is a replica of a master zone. The masters
list specifies one or more IP addresses that the slave
contacts to update its copy of the zone. If file is
specified, then the replica will be written to the file. Use
of file is recommended, since it often speeds server
startup and eliminates a needless waste of bandwidth.
stub A stub zone is like a slave zone, except that it replicates
only the NS records of a master zone instead of the
entire zone.
hint The initial set of root nameservers is specified using a
hint zone. When the server starts up, it uses the root
hints to find a root nameserver and get the most recent
list of root nameservers.
NOTE Previous releases of BIND used the term primary for a master zone,
secondary for a slave zone, and cache for a hint zone.