Re: Speaking of DNS server software...

[Mike Simpson via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

It’s authoritative only and won’t do recursion but NSD on OpenBSD should be much more readable. 

Mike

> On 8 Aug 2025, at 18:20, William Herrin via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:
>
> Can anyone recommend software for an authoritative DNS server where
> the open source code is clean and well documented? I have an
> anycast-related experiment I'd like to put together and I want to be
> able to quickly shoehorn it into existing code.
>
> I looked at the source for ISC Bind but the code complexity is far
> beyond anything I'd want to touch for a casual experiment. Please
> don't use macros (#defines) to construct your C function
> _definitions_. I realize C allows it but it turns your code into a
> meta-language that no one else knows.
>
> Regards,
> Bill Herrin
>
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