Re: O'Reilly Releases "DNS and Bind, 4th Ed" (fwd)

[charles@lunarmedia.net]

http://sysadmin.oreilly.com/news/dnsandbind_0401.html

on a related note, this is a pretty good overview of what to look out for
when you make the upgrade and don't have the book in hand. i went through
testing B9 on a test machine and most of the gotchas that bit me are
covered in this list, so i would say that its very practical.

-cjm


On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, Steven Pritchard wrote:

> ----- Forwarded message from Denise Olliffe -----
>
> Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 13:48:21 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Denise Olliffe <deniseo@oreilly.com>
> Message-Id: <200104272048.f3RKmLo07930@smtp.oreilly.com>
> To: steve@silug.org
> Subject: O'Reilly Releases "DNS and Bind, 4th Ed"
>
> For immediate release
> April 27, 2001
>
> O'REILLY RELEASES NEW EDITION OF DE-FACTO BIBLE ON "DNS AND BIND"
> COVERS BIND 9, NEW STANDARDS, SECURITY, AND MORE
>
>
> In the just-released fourth edition of the bestselling "DNS and BIND"
> (O'Reilly, US $44.95), authors Paul Albitz and Cricket Liu once again
> unravel the intricacies of DNS and BIND for network and system
> administrators and all others who manage zones and name servers.  Most
> Internet users require no more than a slight familiarity with DNS, the
> Domain Name System, on which they rely each time they use email or surf
> the Web. Yet DNS and BIND are the fundamental building blocks of the
> Internet as we use it, and establishing and maintaining a workable DNS
> configuration is an increasingly complex task with which system
> administrators wrestle regularly.
>
> "DNS and BIND" was the first book to be devoted to the topic of DNS and
> has long been considered the de-facto "bible" on the subject. According
> to author Cricket Liu, the fourth edition introduces more new material
> than any previous edition. Says Liu, "The IETF (Internet Engineering
> Task Force) has been working hard to add new features and functionality
> to DNS, including dynamic update, NOTIFY, incremental zone transfer,
> transaction signatures, the DNS Security, and support for IP version 6.
> And, consequently, the Internet Software Consortium has put an enormous
> amount of work into a brand new version of BIND, BIND 9, which supports
> all the new IETF standards. This book covers the new DNS standards, as
> well as BIND 9."
>
> The new edition of "DNS and BIND" thoroughly covers both BIND 8 and 9,
> and includes a chapter on security to help administrators secure their
> names servers and zone data, as well as a long section on Windows 2000.
> Security is a timely topic, explains Liu, in view of recent, increasing
> attacks on BIND name servers.
>
> Authors Albitz and Liu are among the foremost experts on DNS and BIND.
> Paul Albitz is a software engineer for Hewlett-Packard, and has ported
> BIND to HP-UX. Cricket Liu is a former hostmaster of hp.com, one of the
> largest domains on the Internet. He is now Director of DNS Product
> Management for VeriSign Global Registry Services.
>
> "DNS and BIND, 4th Edition" is essential reading for all administrators
> involved with DNS on a daily basis or anyone with an interest in DNS
> and how the Internet works.
>
> What critics and readers said about previous editions:
>
> "To learn more about DNS Configuration, the best book around is 'DNS
> and BIND' from the O'Reilly nutshell series."--Laura Wonnacott,
> "Infoworld," Feb 5, 2001
>
> "I have been using it on an almost daily basis. This is an excellent,
> educational, USEABLE book. I recently got a job at an ISP, and it seems
> like 75% of my work revolves around DNS. I really need to learn and
> know DNS and BIND. DNS problems are often subtle and difficult to track
> down, and I am using this book on a daily basis to help me learn my
> job. A big 'Thank you' to Paul Albitz and Cricket Liu."--DocFilter,
> Dec 2000
>
> "Yet another great book from O'Reilly! 'DNS and BIND' went way beyond
> my needs, providing a complete reference. As all O'Reilly books, 'DNS
> and BIND' is written in a logical and organized manner. All concepts
> are clearly explained, with no shortage of diagrams, and configuration
> examples are plentiful...a very useful resource that I recommend to
> anyone twisted enough to have more than a passing interest in DNS and
> BIND."--Jamie Susitna, Linux Users Group, Dec 2000
>
> "This is one of the first books I had in my collection and is perhaps
> the best work O'Reilly ever published. 'DNS and BIND' is written about
> the BIND (UNIX) version of DNS but much of the info pertains to both
> the NT and the UNIX versions. You will find many examples to show you
> how things should be set up. Even a beginner can quickly become a DNS
> expert after reading this book."--www.mcseguide.com, March 2000
>
> "I consider this book to be essential documentation for anybody who is
> responsible for a domain."--Adrian Wontroba, "C Vu," September 1997
>
> "If you're going to set up a DNS Server, save yourself some headaches
> and get yourself a copy of the definitive book of the subject, 'DNS and
> BIND.'"--"Windows Sources," February 1995
>
>
> Chapter 11, "Security," is available free online at:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/dns4/chapter/ch11.html
>
> An article by the author may be found at:
> http://sysadmin.oreilly.com/news/dnsandbind_0401.html
>
> For more information about the book, including Table of Contents,
> index, author bio, and samples, see:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/dns4/
>
> For a cover graphic in jpeg format, go to:
> ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/graphics/book_covers/hi-res/0596001584.jpg
>
>
> DNS and BIND
> By Paul Albitz & Cricket Liu
> 4th Edition, April 2001
> ISBN 0-596-00158-4, 601 pages, $44.95 (US)
> order@oreilly.com
> 1-800-998-9938
> http://www.oreilly.com
>
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