Re: Bind8 modules using Dynamic Updates

[Kenneth P. <sh...@we...>]

On Thu, 2002-01-03 at 07:53, Hugo Monteiro wrote: 

> So i'm here requesting for help of the "Webmin - Bind 8 Module" author. If
> you, or someone else, are able to "work" in Bind 8 Module to the point of
> making the necessary changes to the module for next generations of ISC Bind
> service using Dynamic Updates, i can give you all the information you need
> to make it happen.
I'd be interested in hearing your ideas. I'm fairly green with Perl, but
I have some ideas on what changes are needed as well. I'd also like to
see some more record types in the module (eg. SRV, LOC). 

My basic plan would entail: 

Continue using present "edit and restart" model for all zones lacking
allow-update clauses in their descriptions. 

For dynamic zones, the record editor submits a dynamic update using
either nsupdate or the Net::DNS module. 

For dynamic zones, the zone display uses a zone transfer, not the local
zone file, to populate the page. This insures that the page reflects the
server's current in-memory state. 

I haven't updated in a few versions, but when last I looked at this
code, I recall seeing some duplication of effort in some of the record
handling code that could be factored into a separate routine. The two
pieces of code I looked at were very similar but not identical, a clear
maintenance hazard.