BIND

BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is a local implementation of a DNS server using a system developed at the University of California at Berkeley.

URLs:

ISC BIND

The official BIND Web site. Go here for more detailed information about BIND.

ISC BIND - Berkeley Internet Name Domain

Jumppage to more BIND information.

comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

This FAQ contains information about BIND and its use.

W3E References:

DNS

Detail:

From the comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains FAQ: What is BIND?

The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) implements an Internet name server for the BSD operating system. The BIND consists of a server (or ``daemon'') and a resolver library. A name server is a network service that enables clients to name resources or objects and share this information with other objects in the network. This in effect is a distributed database system for objects in a computer network. BIND is fully integrated into BSD (4.3 and later releases) network programs for use in storing and retrieving host names and address. The system administrator can configure the system to use BIND as a replacement to the older host table lookup of information in the network hosts file /etc/hosts. The default configuration for BSD uses BIND.