pdnsd

Caching DNS proxy server

Not to be confused with the DNS server PowerDNS (pdns).

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pdnsd
Original author(s)	Thomas Moestl
Developer(s)	Paul Rombouts
Initial release	January 15, 2002; 23 years ago (2002年01月15日)

Stable release	1.2.9a-par / March 17, 2012; 12 years ago (2012年03月17日)
Repository	https://gitorious.org/pdnsd/pdnsd
Written in	C
Operating system	Unix-like
Type	DNS proxy server
License	GNU General Public License, version 3 (or any later version)
Website	members.home.nl/p.a.rombouts/pdnsd/ Edit this on Wikidata

pdnsd is a caching DNS proxy server created originally by Thomas Moestl and currently maintained by Paul Rombouts.

pdnsd is configurable by a config file or using the program pdns-ctl that comes with the package. Unlike BIND, pdnsd stores cached DNS records on disk for long term retention and will not purge the cache upon program startup or shutdown. pdnsd is designed to be highly adaptable to situations where net connectivity is slow, unreliable, unavailable, or highly dynamic, as is the case with Wi-Fi hotspots or dialup internet. This program also has limited capability of acting as an authoritative nameserver for a local DNS zone within a private network.

The program is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL).