[Pdns-users] Retry NXDOMAIN with a secondary forwarder

[Richard Connon]

This is, unfortunately, impossible since I don't control all the names 
and can't get a zone transfer from the main DNS server.

On 08/01/2012 21:41, Aki Tuomi wrote:
> Yep. Of course, I understand if this is not feasible. Just thought to suggest this option, too.
>
> Aki Tuomi
>
> On Sun, Jan 08, 2012 at 09:30:38PM +0000, Richard Connon wrote:
>> Wouldn't that mean I'd need the zone data for the entire zone rather
>> than just my hosts?
>>
>> On 08/01/2012 21:09, Aki Tuomi wrote:
>>> I would suggest you configure an powerdns AUTH server which contains the entire zone
>>> and use option 'forward=zone.name=auth.server.ip' in recursor.conf instead.
>>>
>>> Much cleaner approach.
>>>
>>> Aki Tuomi
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jan 07, 2012 at 05:30:51PM +0000, Richard Connon wrote:
>>>> I want to overlay a set of names onto an existing DNS zone for which
>>>> I don't control the nameserver.
>>>> I have a number of names which are "mine" inside a zone managed
>>>> "higher up" my organisation. The zone also contains lots of names
>>>> which are not "mine".
>>>> DNS updates can take over 3 weeks (ridiculous, no?) to happen on the
>>>> actual organisational nameservers so I want to make a resolver which
>>>> will reflect our changes immediately.
>>>>
>>>> On 07/01/2012 17:24, Peter van Dijk wrote:
>>>>> Hello Richard,
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jan 7, 2012, at 4:45 , Richard Connon wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Is it possible through lua scripting or otherwise to configure powerdns to look NXDOMAIN responses up in a second forwarder before returning NXDOMAIN.
>>>>>> To clarify I'd like it to go something like:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> lookup name in NS1
>>>>>> if found in NS1:
>>>>>>     return NS1 result
>>>>>> else:
>>>>>>     lookup name in NS2
>>>>>>     return NS2 result
>>>>> Taking one step back: what actual problem are you trying to solve here?
>>>>>
>>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>> Peter van Dijk
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