Re: [webmin-l] NSD nameserver module

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

On 10/Jan/2007 14:10 doug robbins wrote ..
> NSD <http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/nsd/> is an authoritative-only nameserver
> which uses a fraction of the memory of Bind. It can read & use Bind zone files. It's
> a great option in a restricted memory environment, e.g. on a VPS (Virtual Private Server).
> 
> It would be great if we had a webmin module for it that worked along with
> Virtualmin as the current Bind module does.
> 
> Has anyone looked at this?

Actually, no .. I hadn't even heard of NSD before your email.
That said, it would be possible to support in Virtualmin, most likely as a new plugin
feature type - this is what I've done with PowerDNS.

However, not all features that work with BIND would be supported - in particular
secondary zones, which NSD doesn't appear to handle.

I'll think about this, and see if there is any additional demand from other users.
The memory saving along would be a win, as some people have found it impossible to
run Virtualmin + BIND + Apache + etc.. in a 256M VPS.

 - Jamie