michael@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > On Wed, 26 Apr 2006, Drew Leske wrote: > >> Unfortunately we don't control the DNS--another group here has >> responsibility for that. I'll chat with them and see if they have >> provision >> for remote updates. > > There is another possibility you could consider. Instead of having them > enable remote updates, get them to delegate a new zone for you. > > All you would need to do then is setup some bind servers. You would then > have direct access to update the A records. I considered that, but then I'm implementing a service provided by experts in another group. (I provide a BIND server internally for our cluster, but not one with public access.) This is, shall we say, "discouraged" (for good reason--it's one more thing to be an expert in and we've already got experts elsewhere). Thanks! Drew. -- Drew Leske :: Systems Group/Unix, Computing Services, University of Victoria dleske@xxxxxxx / +1250 472 5055 (office) / +1250 588 4311 (cel)
