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> DynDNS replacement I would disagree. This may look like a replacement from the end-user's point of view, but it does not address the real issues of DNS manag

by nmc 12y ago

> DynDNS replacement I would disagree. This may look like a replacement from the end-user's point of view, but it does not address the real issues of DNS management: space to store all zone data, bandwidth to support requests flow, resources to handle the load. Either you are just proxying someone else's service, or you are running your own on (supposedly) limited resources. Am I wrong? Moreover, I heard from DynDNS engineers that the main reason that led them to stop their free hostname offer was: it was abused for spamming too often. How do you intend to cope with that?

kopf 12y ago
> it does not address the real issues of DNS management: space to store all zone data, bandwidth to support requests flow, resources to handle the load. You're absolutely right! However, as you said, it solves the user's problem from their point of view. The main reason I started this project was that other dyndns alternatives (whether they be proxies or "fully-fledged" operations) have rather ugly domain names, in my opinion. 'zzzz' popped into my head, I saw that 'zzzz.io' was free, and decided to get it. A few weeks later, I finally got around to throwing a webapp together so others could benefit. Not such a horrible thing to do, or? And yes, the service is backed up by Amazon's Route 53. I did learn a thing or two about BIND and DNS from the experience though, which is also a plus.
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  - kbar13 12y ago
    security vulns are not in and of itself (themselves?) indicative of the usability/quality of the software. If someone were to finger all the nameservers in the world, I would bet that BIND has a large user share. A good alternative is NSD from the team that also makes unbound.
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- LeonidasXIV 12y ago
  You could've used FreeDNS (freedns.afraid.org) with your own domain. They do this for years.
  - toni 12y ago
    Doesn't FreeDNS deactivate your account if you don't log into their website for a couple of months, just like DynDNS did?
    - reflexing 12y ago
      No, it's Dyn's and No-IP's thing.
      - toni 12y ago
        From FreeDNS news page[1]: "2012-03-29 18:20:33, 2 years ago: Free accounts not accessed at least once every 6 months will be considered dormant and unloaded from memory." What does "dormant" mean here? Do they delete your DNS records? It might not be as draconian as what DynDNS was doing, but certainly a barrier you should consider. [1]: http://freedns.afraid.org/news/ http://freedns.afraid.org/news/
        annnnd 12y ago
        What does "not accessed" mean? One could write a script that would log in every month or so, click around (very carefully of course ;) ) and logout. How would they know the difference?
        toni 12y ago
        As a matter of fact, that's what I was doing to bypass DynDNS limitations: running a PhantomJS script via cron once every week to login, click around and logout. But it is a tiny hassle anyway. Much better to stick around with a service that does not have these annoyances.
- nmc 12y ago
  I entirely agree, and I am glad you got my point. Not sure about the beauty of 'zzzz', but it certainly is a good thing to learn by doing. Nice job. You did not answer my question about spam. Are you taking measures to prevent your domain to being flagged as a spammer?
- laumars 12y ago
  Nice resource. Just last month I set up Bind9 on a spare VM for the same reasons (albeit just for personal use). Is this project something you'd consider releasing the source code for (obviously I'm happy to write my own code if needs be but there's no point in me reinventing the wheel if you already have this sitting on a public git repo)

by nmc 12y ago

kopf 12y ago

> it does not address the real issues of DNS management: space to store all zone data, bandwidth to support requests flow, resources to handle the load. You're absolutely right! However, as you said, it solves the user's problem from their point of view. The main reason I started this project was that other dyndns alternatives (whether they be proxies or "fully-fledged" operations) have rather ugly domain names, in my opinion. 'zzzz' popped into my head, I saw that 'zzzz.io' was free, and decided to get it. A few weeks later, I finally got around to throwing a webapp together so others could benefit. Not such a horrible thing to do, or? And yes, the service is backed up by Amazon's Route 53. I did learn a thing or two about BIND and DNS from the experience though, which is also a plus.

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- kbar13 12y ago
  security vulns are not in and of itself (themselves?) indicative of the usability/quality of the software. If someone were to finger all the nameservers in the world, I would bet that BIND has a large user share. A good alternative is NSD from the team that also makes unbound.
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LeonidasXIV 12y ago
You could've used FreeDNS (freedns.afraid.org) with your own domain. They do this for years.
- toni 12y ago
  Doesn't FreeDNS deactivate your account if you don't log into their website for a couple of months, just like DynDNS did?
  - reflexing 12y ago
    No, it's Dyn's and No-IP's thing.
    - toni 12y ago
      From FreeDNS news page[1]: "2012-03-29 18:20:33, 2 years ago: Free accounts not accessed at least once every 6 months will be considered dormant and unloaded from memory." What does "dormant" mean here? Do they delete your DNS records? It might not be as draconian as what DynDNS was doing, but certainly a barrier you should consider. [1]: http://freedns.afraid.org/news/ http://freedns.afraid.org/news/
      - annnnd 12y ago
        What does "not accessed" mean? One could write a script that would log in every month or so, click around (very carefully of course ;) ) and logout. How would they know the difference?
        toni 12y ago
        As a matter of fact, that's what I was doing to bypass DynDNS limitations: running a PhantomJS script via cron once every week to login, click around and logout. But it is a tiny hassle anyway. Much better to stick around with a service that does not have these annoyances.
nmc 12y ago
I entirely agree, and I am glad you got my point. Not sure about the beauty of 'zzzz', but it certainly is a good thing to learn by doing. Nice job. You did not answer my question about spam. Are you taking measures to prevent your domain to being flagged as a spammer?
laumars 12y ago
Nice resource. Just last month I set up Bind9 on a spare VM for the same reasons (albeit just for personal use). Is this project something you'd consider releasing the source code for (obviously I'm happy to write my own code if needs be but there's no point in me reinventing the wheel if you already have this sitting on a public git repo)