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List:       linux-server
Subject:    Re: bind 8.2.2p5
From:       "Miguel A.L. Paraz" <map () IPHIL ! NET>
Date:       1999-12-18 6:02:05
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Hi,

The $TTL value is used for the default TTL in the records (A, MX, etc.)
if you don't specify one.  The one in the SOA is used for negative caching,
how many seconds a name server should remember that a record does not exist.

---m

On Fri, Dec 17, 1999 at 02:44:18PM -0600, Jeremy M. Dolan wrote:
> I had this too, and couldn't figure out till I asked around. It seems you
> must now put:
>
>     $TTL 6H
>
> at the head of each zone file. I'm not sure what's the diferance between
> this and the "minimum ttl" thats in the SOA section, but it gets rid of
> the annoying log messages.

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