BIND 8 Features
-> DNS Dynamic Updates (RFC 2136)
-> DNS Change Notification (RFC 1996)
-> Completely new configuration syntax
-> Flexible, categorized logging system
-> IP-address-based access control for queries, zone transfers, and
updates that may be specified on a zone-by-zone basis
-> More efficient zone transfers
-> Improved performance for servers with thousands of zones
-> The server no longer forks for outbound zone transfers
-> Many bug fixes
BIND 8.4.0 Highlights
IPv6 transport support for named, named-xfer and ndc.
WWW: http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/
Massive repo-copies request: net->dns (partly devel->dns)
The category "dns" has been added, now is the time to move
the dns-related ports to the new world. Is there anyone who
is brave enough to complete this difficult job? ;)
PR: ports/56020
Submitted by: Kimura Fuyuki <fuyuki@nigredo.org>
Approved by: portmgr
Upgrade to 8.4.1, a maintenance release that fixes some bugs found in
the previous version.
PR: bin/53009
Submitted by: Piotr Koper <koper@diab.eu.org>