For more about DNS
To obtain more information about DNS
files and commands, consult the following manual pages:
------------------------------------------------------------------- Manual page Information provided ------------------------------------------------------------------- dig(ADMN) Domain Information Groper, an alternative to nslookup host(ADMN) Host name resolution description hostname(ADMN) Sets or prints current hostname named(ADMN) The named daemon named.boot(SFF) File format of the DNS boot file named.hosts(SFF) File format of the DNS boot file named.rev(SFF) File format of the DNS reverse host mapping file named.soa(SFF) File format of the DNS start of authority file named-xfer(ADMN) Transfer DNS zone files nslookup(TC) Name service command line query tool root.cache(SFF) File format of the DNS cache file resolver(SFF) The /etc/resolv.conf configuration fileTo get more information about BIND, DNS, and related protocols, see the following Request for Comments (RFCs).
------------------------------------------------------------------- RFC Title ------------------------------------------------------------------- 819 The Domain Naming Convention for Internet User Applications 974 Mail Routing and the Domain System 1032 Domain Administrator's Guide 1033 Domain Administrator's Guide 1034 Domain Names -- Concept and Facilities 1035 Domain Names -- Implementation and Specification 1101 DNS Encoding of Network Names and Other Types 1123 Requirements for Internet Hosts - Application and Support 1183 New DNS RR Definitions 1535 A Security Problem and Proposed Correction With Widely Deployed DNS Software 1536 Common DNS Implementation Errors and Suggested Fixes 1537 Common DNS Data File Configuration ErrorFinally, a good place to start for beginners is the book DNS and BIND, by Cricket Liu and Paul Albitz, C. 1992 by O'Reilly and Associates, Sebastopol, CA.