#7655 NORM Future : BIND is a big memory hog, complex - replace with dnsmasq, djbdns

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#7655: BIND is a big memory hog, complex - replace with dnsmasq, djbdns
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   Reporter:  martinlanghoff  |       Owner:  martin.langhoff
       Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  new            
   Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Future Release 
  Component:  school server   |     Version:  not specified  
 Resolution:                  |    Keywords:  fedoradev      
Next_action:  never set       |    Verified:  0              
  Blockedby:                  |    Blocking:                 
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Changes (by jerub):

 * cc: jerub (added)


Comment:

 As an addendum to this ticket, bind is currently configured on the school
 server to ONLY use a source port of '53' for all DNS requests. This is a
 security problem, and can result in exceptionally easy cache poisoning.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/7655#comment:2>
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