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| author | tron <tron> | 2005-03-15 15:48:37 +0000 |
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| committer | tron <tron> | 2005-03-15 15:48:37 +0000 |
| commit | 50a32d19c46faad21c84130d0defe3e2fd9e94d4 (patch) | |
| tree | f753796d3ea5db6243e903a260db53627709c02b /net/bind9 | |
| parent | 685f1d5dc06d526674af80fb50ddac0f8c5e87d1 (diff) | |
| download | pkgsrc-50a32d19c46faad21c84130d0defe3e2fd9e94d4.tar.gz | |
Improve description as suggested by Greg A. Woods in PR pkg/19099.
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| -rw-r--r-- | net/bind9/DESCR | 33 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/net/bind9/DESCR b/net/bind9/DESCR index c311081809b..cd25379d149 100644 --- a/net/bind9/DESCR +++ b/net/bind9/DESCR @@ -1,14 +1,19 @@ - BIND version 9 is a major rewrite of nearly all aspects of the -underlying BIND architecture. This re-architecting of BIND was -necessitated by the expected demands of: - - - Domain name system growth, particularly in very large - zones such as .COM - - Protocol enhancements necessary to securely query and - update zones - - Protocol enhancements necessary to take advantage of - certain architectural features of IP version 6 - - The 9.0.0 release, and this release candidate, is aimed at -early adopters and those who wish to make use of new 9.0 -features, such as IPv6 and DNSSEC secure resolution support. + BIND, the Berkeley Internet Name Daemon, 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 to different clients. + - Multiprocessor Support + - Improved Portability Architecture |