new vps with centos 6 for tinydns secondary

yum update -y ; vi /etc/sysconfig/iptables; #configuring iptables is an exercise for the reader iptables-restore /etc/sysconfig/iptables; /etc/init.d/httpd stop; chkconfig –del httpd; /etc/init.d/sendmail stop; chkconfig –del sendmail; /etc/init.d/xinetd stop; chkconfig –del xinetd; #install daemontools (djb does crazy things with symlinks – trust me when I say you want this package installed Read more

djbdns dnscache

This is great simple way to get off of your ISP’s dns, e.g. stop them redirecting you to their search partner when you typo. And very handy if you’re working with DNS or changing webhosts, in that a quick sudo killall dnscache clears out your cache so you can see Read more