Re: Caching nameserver -- Name Services Cache Daemon (nscd)

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By client do you mean it runs on my server or on my windows machine?

Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> Peter Farrow wrote:
> 
>>Have you tried nscd?
> 
> 
> William Warren wrote:
> 
>>no i have not..:)  I am realy interested in learning Bind
>>right now since that is what is able to be accessed through
>>webmin(which i am NOT using for this excersize).
> 
> 
> I think what Peter was directing you towards is the Name
> Services Cache Daemon (nscd).  It is a _transparent_ "start'n
> forget" client service that caches names (e.g., DNS), NIS
> maps (e.g., hosts, passwd, group, etc...) and other network
> information.  You don't need to configure it.
> 
> It's much easier and more secure to deal with the simple need
> of clients to catch name and other network mapped services
> (like NIS).
> 
> 
> 

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