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This is off topic but are you able to go further into how you're doing DNS or is there perhaps a jumping off point that you can direct me to? Oddly fascinated b

by smcn 4y ago

This is off topic but are you able to go further into how you're doing DNS or is there perhaps a jumping off point that you can direct me to? Oddly fascinated by it and you make compelling points.

johnklos 4y ago
Ha ha ha... Perhaps we should have an "Ask HN: Do You Host Your Own DNS?" thread ;) Running BIND is very simple, and there're lots of how-tos and some excellent O'Reilly books, too. You can run your own DNS on a VPS, on a machine on a static IP, or even on a residential address, if it doesn't change too often. If it does change, you can run your primary on your home and have a public machine be a secondary. It opens up so many possibilities :D
- smcn 4y ago
  Thanks, I appreciate that a lot! Guess this is my project for over Christmas.
  - thunderbong 4y ago
    Mail-in-a-box is seriously awesome. I was super impressed by how easy it maid emauk hosting for me after hear all the FUD about housing your own email. My suggestion is to get a new domain and then try it with that. Once everything works, and your IP reputation is in the clear, you can port your other email domains as well.
    - smcn 4y ago
      I appreciate that a lot, thank you!
- zimpenfish 4y ago
  I do! tinydns and dnscache all the way (although considering alternatives that aren't BIND[1]); only problem I've had was the auto-SOA generation which the .is people didn't like (they want each NS to have the same SOA) but since I generate the data file with a script anyway, it was an easy tweak to make that SOA a known value. [1] Historical issues with running at an ISP in the late 90s and the various security issues since.
tqwhite 4y ago
Mail in a Box just does this as part of its natural installation. It works with a conventional DNS server but, if you point the domain at its internal one, new email accounts in new domains are up and running automatically. I agree with the other commenter that running BIND is not too difficult but, if you are going to run a server, MIAB is a good way to kill both birds, mail and DNS. Also, the MIAB DNS UI is good.

by smcn 4y ago

This is off topic but are you able to go further into how you're doing DNS or is there perhaps a jumping off point that you can direct me to? Oddly fascinated by it and you make compelling points.

johnklos 4y ago

Ha ha ha... Perhaps we should have an "Ask HN: Do You Host Your Own DNS?" thread ;) Running BIND is very simple, and there're lots of how-tos and some excellent O'Reilly books, too. You can run your own DNS on a VPS, on a machine on a static IP, or even on a residential address, if it doesn't change too often. If it does change, you can run your primary on your home and have a public machine be a secondary. It opens up so many possibilities :D

smcn 4y ago
Thanks, I appreciate that a lot! Guess this is my project for over Christmas.
- thunderbong 4y ago
  Mail-in-a-box is seriously awesome. I was super impressed by how easy it maid emauk hosting for me after hear all the FUD about housing your own email. My suggestion is to get a new domain and then try it with that. Once everything works, and your IP reputation is in the clear, you can port your other email domains as well.
  - smcn 4y ago
    I appreciate that a lot, thank you!
zimpenfish 4y ago
I do! tinydns and dnscache all the way (although considering alternatives that aren't BIND[1]); only problem I've had was the auto-SOA generation which the .is people didn't like (they want each NS to have the same SOA) but since I generate the data file with a script anyway, it was an easy tweak to make that SOA a known value. [1] Historical issues with running at an ISP in the late 90s and the various security issues since.

tqwhite 4y ago

Mail in a Box just does this as part of its natural installation. It works with a conventional DNS server but, if you point the domain at its internal one, new email accounts in new domains are up and running automatically. I agree with the other commenter that running BIND is not too difficult but, if you are going to run a server, MIAB is a good way to kill both birds, mail and DNS. Also, the MIAB DNS UI is good.