The format of individual records in DNS databases was established by the BIND system. Name servers appeared later, but the original DNS database format remained unchanged. Windows 2000 also uses this format. (Of course, if Windows 2000 stores primary text database files into the Active Directory, everything is transformed into the standard format of Active Directory.)
First, let us examine version 4 of the BIND system, which should not be ignored.
The name server of the BIND system is implemented by the named program. We are now going to focus on version 4, which is easy to understand and forms the basis of the succeeding versions. The configuration of this version is very simple. It is also recommended for administrators of Windows 2000 networks to familiarize themselves with this version because the name server implemented in Windows 2000 server can be operated not only by using Windows, but also by editing...
