Gentle Readers,
We are looking for a few good beta testers of a soon to be released BIND zone file configuration utility. The current incarnation of this software will allow basic DNS configuration aimed primarily at Mac OS X Server workgroups. The application, Bindery, will allow you to configure mail, name server, forward, reverse and alias records, or for the initiated MX, NS, A, PTR and CNAME records. The files produced will be standard BIND files compatible with BIND 8.2.3 and up. Also included will be a quick-start helper that will allow the user to populate forward and reverse records for a zone with a minimum of effort.
The application will allow creation and editing of both the zone files and of the BIND config file named.conf in addition to offering basic administration commands for the DNS server, such as log viewing and starting and stopping the daemon.
We are currently in late-alpha development and hope to ship this application in the next few weeks. This application should work with Mac OS X 10.2 Server and client and should also work on 10.1. However, we are specifically looking for beta testers who will be soon implementing Mac OS X Server 10.2.
The application will sell for $25 (USD) with all updates for a year after purchase included in the price. Beta testers will receive two free licenses for their feedback. We hope to have a “professional” version that will allow for the creation of master/slave configurations and other advanced features in the coming month or two.
Please drop an e-mail to bindery@afp548.com with a brief description of your current setup and e-mail address and we would be happy to consider you.
Thanks,
Joel Rennich
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