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Domain Name System
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5. A zone transfer allows another DNS server to download the
complete list of hosts maintained by your DNS server. By default,
zone transfers are unrestricted. However, you can restrict zone
transfers if you want.
Enter IP addresses or network addresses in the Zone Transfer
Access field; this automatically causes zone transfers to become
restricted. Now, only the IP addresses or network addresses listed in
this field are able to perform zone transfers.
6. Click Save Changes.
7. Click Save Changes to DNS Server.
Start of Authority (SOA) configuration
For the best reliability, you can fine tune all primary domain and
network authority settings independently of each other.
To fine tune the primary domain and network authorities:
1. On the Server Management screen, click Control Panel. The
Service Settings table appears.
2. Click Parameters next to the DNS service in the Service Settings
table.
3. Select an authoritative domain or network from the Select a
Domain or Network... pull-down menu.
The first record in the record list is called the Start of Authority
(SOA) record.
4. Click the green pencil icon to modify the SOA record.
The SOA record defaults to acceptable values in the majority of
RaQ 3 configurations. You can fine tune the values for the following
parameters:
• Primary name server host name
• Seconday name server host name (optional)
• Domain administrator email address
• Refresh interval
• Retry interval
• Expire interval
• Time-to-live (TTL) interval
5. Click Save Changes.
6. Click Save Changes to DNS Server.