Just look inside the file and you will see? Since multi used shared lists each comment line is added for each host seperately and not like the seperate lists one comment field for all.
OK. That makes sense... but I have a follow-up question. Does rbldnsd take up more memory by including that comment as the equivalent of a "text record" for DNS lookups that might attempt such a lookup against rbldnsd?
If so, I'm thinking that, as beneficial as this might be in some scenarios, it sure probably uses a whole lot of extra ram on the server hosting the rbldnsd, correct?
Rob McEwen PowerView Systems rob@PowerViewSystems.com (478) 475-9032
Hi!
Just look inside the file and you will see? Since multi used shared lists each comment line is added for each host seperately and not like the seperate lists one comment field for all.
OK. That makes sense... but I have a follow-up question. Does rbldnsd take up more memory by including that comment as the equivalent of a "text record" for DNS lookups that might attempt such a lookup against rbldnsd?
If so, I'm thinking that, as beneficial as this might be in some scenarios, it sure probably uses a whole lot of extra ram on the server hosting the rbldnsd, correct?
In a era where you talk about gigabytes ram? Talking about this only costs more ;) eh eh ...
Bye, Raymond.
On Wednesday, January 10, 2007, 12:57:35 PM, Rob Systems) wrote:
Does rbldnsd take up more memory by including that comment as the equivalent of a "text record" for DNS lookups that might attempt such a lookup against rbldnsd?
If so, I'm thinking that, as beneficial as this might be in some scenarios, it sure probably uses a whole lot of extra ram on the server hosting the rbldnsd, correct?
The multi.surbl.org rbldnsd zone file looks like this:
[...] 0-800horoscopes.com :127.0.0.68:Blocked, 0-800horoscopes.com on lists [jp][ws], See: http://www.surbl.org/lists.html 0-apr-card-credit-4u.info :127.0.0.68:Blocked, 0-apr-card-credit-4u.info on lists [jp][ws], See: http://www.surbl.org/lists.html 0-apr-credit-card-4u.info :127.0.0.68:Blocked, 0-apr-credit-card-4u.info on lists [jp][ws], See: http://www.surbl.org/lists.html 0-bww-marlin-debian-0.com :127.0.0.64:Blocked, 0-bww-marlin-debian-0.com on lists [jp], See: http://www.surbl.org/lists.html [...]
If you don't need the text portion for example because you only use the numerical results, you can save some memory by removing the text field before you load the zone into rbldnsd.
Jeff C. -- Don't harm innocent bystanders.
-
Jeff Chan -
Raymond Dijkxhoorn -
Rob McEwen (PowerView Systems)