[nycbug-talk] Fw: BIND10 1.0.0 is now available

Thu Feb 21 16:22:45 EST 2013

is there a reason why these are being forwarded here?

On Thu 2013.02.21 at 15:54 -0500, Brett Wynkoop wrote:
> FYI folks
> 
> -Brett
> 
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> Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:27:15 -0600 (CST)
> From: "Jeremy C. Reed" <jreed at isc.org>
> To: undisclosed
> Subject: BIND10 1.0.0 is now available
> 
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> Welcome to the 1.0.0 release of BIND 10, the new DNS and DHCP
> software from Internet Systems Consortium (ISC).  BIND 10 provides
> a C++ library for DNS (with Python wrappers) and several cooperating
> daemons for providing authoritative DNS service, dynamic DNS, zone
> transfers, and experimental forwarding and recursive name service.
> Supplementary components are included for statistics collection
> and reporting and remote configuration and control. The current
> DNS features include:
> 
>  * IXFR and AXFR zone transfers in and out
>  * In-memory backend for zone data for faster performance
>  * SQLite3 backend for quick startup or huge amounts of zone data
>  * DNSSEC: serving signed zones by authoritative server
>    - Either in-memory or from DB backend
>    - Including NSEC3
>  * DDNS (Dynamic Updates) support
>  * Access Control (for DDNS and outbound zone transfers)
>  * TSIG support:
>    - Part of general ACLs (DDNS uses it)
>    - Authoritative server can verify and sign DNS messages with TSIG
>    - Zone transfers can have signed transfers
> 
> BIND 10 allows enabling and disabling extra features via different
> runable modules.  It provides a semi-interactive client to conveniently
> look at and set some configuration settings.  It offers a detailed
> log message system which provides unique log ids with corresponding
> paragraph explanations.  Some statistics are available via the
> command-line or in XML over HTTP.
> 
> It also provides a RESTful interface over HTTPS for configurations
> and control, detailed documentation for the implementation/public
> API, and meticulous test cases to help understand and extend the
> code.  Developers may use the Python scripting language to extend
> or tweak BIND 10 and replacement modules may be used to customize
> BIND 10 or to offer other services.
> 
> DOCUMENTATION
> 
> BIND 10 provides a guide with installation instructions
> and usage tutorials, a messages document with the unique logging
> explanations, and manual pages.  The documentation for BIND 10 is
> available with the installation or via http://bind10.isc.org/docs/
> in HTML, plain text, or PDF formats.
> 
> DOWNLOAD & INSTALLATION
> 
> The bind10-1.0.0 source may be downloaded from:
> 
>   ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind10/1.0.0/bind10-1.0.0.tar.gz
> 
> A PGP signature of the distribution is at
> 
>   ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind10/1.0.0/bind10-1.0.0.tar.gz.sha512.asc
> 
> The signature was generated with the ISC code signing key which is
> available at https://www.isc.org/about/openpgp
> 
> Installation details are documented in the BIND 10 Guide.  In
> addition, installation suggestions for various operating systems
> are available via our wiki http://bind10.isc.org/wiki/InstallStartPage
> 
> SUPPORT
> 
> While it is not feature complete, BIND 10 1.0.0 is fully supported.
> If you have any questions or comments about working with this
> release, you may post them to the BIND 10 Users List
> https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind10-users
> or to the BIND 10 Jabber room.
> 
> Bugs and feature requests may also be submitted via the ticket
> tracking system at http://bind10.isc.org/wiki
> 
> Paid support, training, and consulting options are available; see
> http://www.isc.org/support for information.
> 
> BIND 10 DHCP
> 
> The version of BIND 10 DHCP included in BIND 1.0.0 is an engineering
> snapshot and intended for experimental use only.  The DHCP servers
> include the following features:
> 
>  * Ability to allocate and renew addresses, and handle lease expiration
>    and releases.
>  * Supports a subset of clients:
>    - DHCPv4 clients connected to the server via a relay.
>    - DHCPv6 clients on the same LAN as the server.
>  * Ability to configure values for standard options returned to a
>    client, either globally or on a per-subnet basis.
>  * Ability to define new options and configure them in the same way as
>    standard options.
>  * Lease storage in a MySQL Database.
>  * Configuration, logging and process control uses the same mechanisms
>    as the BIND 10 DNS server.
> 
> Limitations and known issues with this release can be found at
> http://bind10.isc.org/wiki/KeaKnownIssues.  Please consult this
> page if you encounter problems.
> 
> We would also appreciate feedback on usability and reports of any
> DHCP bugs.  Please contribute your experiences to the BIND 10 DHCP
> mailing list: https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind10-dhcp
> 
> SPONSORS
> 
> BIND 10 is a sponsored development project, and would not be possible
> without the generous support of the sponsors.  JPRS and CIRA are
> Patron Level sponsors.  AFNIC, CNNIC, CZ.NIC, DENIC eG, Google,
> RIPE NCC, Registro.br, .nz Registry Services, and Technical Center
> of Internet are current sponsors.  Afilias, IIS.SE, Nominet, and
> SIDN were founding sponsors of the project.  Support for BIND 10
> development of the DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 components is provided by
> Comcast.
> 
> If you would like to contribute to ISC to assist us in continuing to
> make quality open source software, please visit our donations page at
> http://www.isc.org/supportisc
> 
> Thanks again to those who contributed bug reports, code, and reviews.
> 
> Jeremy C. Reed
> ISC Release Engineering
> 
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