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» ADNS - ADNS is a free resolver library for C (and C++) programs, released under GNU's General Public License.
» Adminschoice - A brief document that describes how to set up a Unix DNS server using BIND.
» Ask Mr. DNS - A big archive of questions and answers, and an e-mail address so that you can ask Mr. DNS your own question.
» BIND 8 for NT - Provides "quick and dirty" instructions for setting up the BIND DNS server on Windows NT, including sample zone files.
» Country Coded Top Level Domains (ccTLD's) - The official list of all country specific TLD's, including .us, .uk, and .tv, plus links to where you can apply for a domain in that country.
» DNS & BIND Resources - Offers information about DNS and the BIND Nameserver Software from ISC. Includes links, manuals, mailing lists, RFCs and download locations.
» DNS Oversimplied: How to Check Your DNS - Step-by-step instructions on how to verify that your DNS is working properly and is error-free, even if your ISP handles your DNS.
» DNS Resources Directory (DNSRD) - Offers general information, reference material, software, news, and links.
» DNS and BIND, 4th Edition - Information about the O'Reilly title by Paul Albitz and Cricket Liu. Includes the full text of Chapter 11 which focuses on security: TISG, firewalls, and DNS security extensions.
» DNSSEC - DNS Security Extensions - Offers information about DNSSEC: Security Extensions for DNS. Includes DNSSEC projects, articles, news, developments, presentations, howto's and RFC's.
» DNSbox DNS Server - DNSbox is a German managed DNS Server with phone and mail Support. It is independent, fast, and stable.
» Fusion DNS - Embedded Source Code - Fusion DNS software is a resolver for embedded devices that is comprised of a library of easy-to-use routines that a client application can call to perform the domain name to IP address translation function.
» Howto Become A Totally Small Time DNS Admin - Plain text instructions on setting up administration under Linux.
» IRON - Independent Root Operator's Network - Independent root server and top level domain (TLD) activity monitoring in both the USG/ICANN controlled legacy namespace and inclusive (alternative) namespaces with searchable databases of root server performance data and TLD support. The inclusive namesp
» ISC's BIND - The developer's site for the Berkeley Internet Name Daemon at the Internet Software Consortium
» Incognito Software Inc. - Incognito Software Inc. develops DNS management tools for the enterprise and service provider markets. Offers secure, scalable, and fault-tolerant DNS management software.
» Men and Mice - Offers a diagnostic utility for DNS administrators, and QuickDNS Pro, a DNS server for the Mac.
» MyDNS - A free DNS server for Unix that serves records directly from a MySQL database.
» NT DNS FAQ - An archive of the FAQs for setting up DNS under Windows NT.
» NameSurfer - Unix software providing a web based user interface for DNS administration.
» NetworkClue - DNS & DNS Servers - An overview on how DNS works and tutorials for installing and configuring DNS servers on Linux and Microsoft Servers.
» Nominum - Nominum provides DNS hosting consulting, support and training.
» Perl DNS Module - A free module for Perl for resolving DNS queries.
» Power Domain Name Server - PowerDNS offers an integrated DNS solution for Domain Name Registrys, Registrars, ISPs, Web Hosting companies and corporates. PowerDNS is a non BIND nameserving engine based on OpenSource code and proprietary software.
» Putting Locations into the DNS - How to put your latitude and longitude into your DNS configuration, plus some nifty extras, like maps.
» Request For Comment 1035 - This RFC describes the details of the domain system and protocol, and assumes that the reader is familiar with the concepts discussed in a companion RFC, "Domain Names - Concepts and Facilities" [RFC-1034].
» Root Server Technical Operations Assn - Official web site of the DNS root servers. Information, including locations, ASNs, and IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, of the 13 root-servers.net systems.
» Secondary DNS Exchange - A list of people who are looking to swap secondary DNS servers.
» Secure BIND Template v3.4 - Detailed explanation as to how to deploy a secure BIND configuration.
» Securing an Internet Name Server - Paper discussing general name server security, with a focus on BIND. By Allen Householder and Brian King of CERT/CC. [PDF]
» Simple DNS Plus - DNS server software for Windows 9x/NT/2000. Free trial version, screenshots, client testimonials, FAQ, tutorials.
» Tinydns and Dnscache - A replacement for BIND - Tinydns does the authoritative nameserving, Dnscache does the recursive lookups.
» Welcome to Whowas Domain Query Server Project, Whowaz.Com - Whowas server, basically a database of previous domain whois information, does exist! Now, this website, Open WhoWaz Project, plans to expand this need. We need your help for this project.
» Windows 2000 DNS - Introduction to the Windows 2000 Implementation of DNS.
» XBill DNSJava - A DNS resolver written in java.
» gTLD-MoU - Memorandum of Understanding on Generic Top-Level Domains. Includes details such as why certain Top Level Domains (such as .biz) are chosen.