[arm-allstar] Is running named necessary?

[Nate Bargmann]

* On 2022 18 Nov 21:44 -0600, David McGough wrote:
> 
> Nate,
> 
> No, it's not absolutely necessary, however, HamVoIP does a lot of DNS 
> lookups, if the node is active.  Bind is generally a good, reliable, 
> DNS cache and that's primarily what it's being used for. The default 
> HamVoIP installation locks down bind fairly well, minimizing the potential 
> for any abuse.  Do you have any specific concerns?

No specific concerns, just curious.  I try to understand what all my
systems are running and why.  I also like running lean systems when
possible.

I haven't looked that closely at the systemd resolver to know whether it
caches or not.

73, Nate, N0NB

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