Xref: utzoo comp.unix.questions:17223 comp.dcom.lans:3711 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!iuvax!cica!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!apple!agate!eos!riacs!sblair From: sblair@riacs.edu (Steven C. Blair) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.dcom.lans Subject: help with nameservers Keywords: in.named, etc... Message-ID: <1804@hydra.riacs.edu> Date: 27 Oct 89 02:30:31 GMT Distribution: usa Organization: RIACS, NASA Ames Research Center Lines: 23 I inherited a name server at my new place of employment. For lack of wanting to appear the fool, I would like to know if anyone has a definitve book or source of information of what's >EXACTLY< supposed to be in what format in the following files: named.boot named.hosts named.local DoN'T SAY: RTF-RFC(I have). It's not the clearest thing to read if you're only setting up a 1 level domain. For need of a little help, I'd even trade a lunch at a place in Mountain View or some really good beer!! please REPLY via email only... scb -- Steven C. Blair 7651 Fairoaks Drive Pleasanton, Ca 94566 UNIX is me......... (415) 426-0942 days and nights(*currently*) sblair@riacs.edu {sun, ucbvax, ames, decwrl}!riacs!sblair sblair@synoptics.com {sun, ames, 3com}!synoptics!sblair