bind9

Upgrading from BIND 8.X:
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If you are upgrading an authoritative server from BIND 8.X, please install
the bind9-doc package and read /usr/share/doc/bind9-doc/misc/migration.gz,
which contains a set of notes from the BIND maintainers on what changed
that is likely to need your attention during an upgrade.


Upgrading from earlier bind9 packages:
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BIND 9

	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 (AAAA)
			Experimental IPv6 Resolver Library

		- DNS Protocol Enhancements
			IXFR, DDNS, Not
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bind9 (1:9.4.0-1) experimental; urgency=low

  As of bind 9.4, allow-query-cache and allow-recursion default to the
  builtin acls 'localnets' and 'localhost'.  If you are setting up a
  name server for a network, you will almost certainly need to change
  this.

  The change in default has been done to make caching servers less
  attractive as reflective amplifying targets for spoofed traffic.
  
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Frequently Asked Questions about BIND 9

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ARPANAME(1)                     BIND9                    ARPANAME(1)



NAME
       arpaname - trans
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ISC-CONFIG.SH(1)                BIND9               ISC-CONFIG.SH(1)



NAME
       isc-config.sh - 
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NAMED.CONF(5)                   BIND9                  NAMED.CONF(5)



NAME
       named.conf - con
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RNDC.CONF(5)                    BIND9                   RNDC.CONF(5)



NAME
       rndc.conf - rndc
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