djbdns and BIND 9

[Wilfred Chau_1]

Hi all
I have heard djbdns out performed Bind 9 and the way it handles the DNS cache is much better.

Isn't true that djbdns is built because of the security issues found in Bind 8? And since Bind 9 fixed most of the security problem, djbdns is no better anymore?

Do you suggest an enterprise to use Bind or djbdns? I personally prefer Bind, just because I can receive vendor support since it comes with a lots of OSes.

[A. Clay Stephenson]

I am somewhat biased; I think the guys who developed a technology and a standard are the ones most likely to conform to the standards. I always use BIND and I don't even use HP's version. I always use the stuff directly from www.isc.org. The security updates are available there first and they had fully functional dynamic DNS coupled to DHCP long before the vendors did.
BIND and DHCPD are very easy builds from the source code.

[Wilfred Chau_1]

That was what I did too.

But have you used djbdns (tinydns) before?
How would you compare it with Bind 9?

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Haven't used it because those guys didn't develop the standards. It may be good software but I have yet to have a reason to leave ISC.

[Geoff Wild]

I suggest an Enterprise to use whatever meets their needs.

Currently, we have Bind 9 as Primary with Windows ADS as secondary. With 80% of all requets/changes Windows related and with issues with ADS and Bind, we are about to go to a MS ADS Primary DNS... :(

Support is a big issue - I would only use TinyDNS is there was a particular need for it that couldn't be met by Bind or MS.

Rgds...Geoff