[Pdns-users] forward zone VS rpz with recursor?

[Brian Candler]

On 11/02/2026 19:08, listy via Pdns-users wrote:
> Seems that I rushed a bit - forwarding a zone can only be done to 
> NS(es) of that zone?

No, not at all. In the most extreme case, you can forward "." to a 
random public recursor.

recursor:
   forward_zones_file: /etc/powerdns/forward.zones.yml

# /etc/powerdns/forward.zones.yml

- zone: .
   forwarders:
   - 2620:fe::fe
   - 9.9.9.9
   recurse: true