From 252a8fea70ad97b328edc4e8aed58c78147c5291 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andreas Gustafsson Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 00:59:28 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] updates for beta3 --- README | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------- 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 81d69ac68d..df8410e129 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -68,58 +68,58 @@ BIND 9 Stichting NLnet - NLnet Foundation -BIND 9.0.0b2 +BIND 9.0.0b3 - BIND 9.0.0b2 is the second public release of BIND 9 code. It will + BIND 9.0.0b3 is the third public release of BIND 9 code. It will be most useful to advanced users working with IPv6 or DNSSEC. - BIND 9.0.0b2 is not functionally complete, and is not a release + BIND 9.0.0b3 is not functionally complete, and is not a release candidate for BIND 9.0.0. ISC anticipates a number of additional - beta releases between now and May, when BIND 9.0.0 is scheduled to + beta releases between now and June, when BIND 9.0.0 is scheduled to be released. - ISC does not recommend using BIND 9.0.0b2 for "production" + ISC does not recommend using BIND 9.0.0b3 for "production" services. - We hope users of BIND 9.0.0b2 will provide feedback, bug fixes, and + We hope users of BIND 9.0.0b3 will provide feedback, bug fixes, and enhancements. If you are not in a position to do so, it would probably be better to wait until subsequent releases. - There have been many changes since beta 1; the highlights are: + There have been many changes since beta 2; the highlights are: - Many more config file options are now implemented. See - doc/misc/options for a summary of the current implementation - status. + The server now supports "views", a mechanism for answering + DNS queries differently to different requestors. This + will make split DNS setups much easier to build. - Portability improvements. In particular, this beta should work - much better than beta 1 on FreeBSD 3.4. + Basic support for validation of DNSSEC signatures is + has been implemented. This functionality should + be considered experimental at this point. - Bug fixes. Almost all bugs reported against beta 1 have been + NOTIFY (RFC1996) has been implemented. + + The "dig" and "host" tools have been completely rewritten + and are included in the base distribution. + + Bug fixes. Most bugs reported against beta 2 have been fixed. + For a detailed list of user-visible changes since beta 2, see + the CHANGES file. + Some of the more significant items that will be implemented or enhanced in a future beta are - DNSSEC validation - - The server does not currently validate DNSSEC - signatures. - - Notify - - Notify is not yet implemented. Selective Forwarding + Stub zones + Documentation Future releases will contain a lot more documentation, but a preliminary version of the Administrator's Reference Manual is in the doc/arm subdirectory. - A detailed CHANGES file like that in BIND 4 and BIND 8 - will be provided in future betas. - Building @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Building FreeBSD 3.4-STABLE HP-UX 11 IRIX64 6.5 - NetBSD current (with "unproven" pthreads) + NetBSD-current (with "unproven" pthreads) Red Hat Linux 6.0, 6.1, 6.2 Solaris 2.6, 7, 8 (beta)