I use http://cr.yp.to/djbdns.html Which seems to be in debian experimental for some reason.. maybe the 5->6 switch. (it was in testing or stable before). It doesn't use bind zone files however. As too footprint: USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND Gdnslog 1559 0.0 0.0 3868 432 ? S Feb08 0:00 multilog t ./main 105 1560 0.0 0.0 3844 380 ? S Feb08 0:00 /usr/bin/tinydns dnsmasq is based upon djbdns. Tried it once and promptly deleted it and went back to djbdns. I guess I'm a bit of a stick-in-the-mud. even if you do not choose djbdns, check out the website for other info. There is a decent chance of finding useful info there. Re: PVS, I've tried vpsville.ca and linode. vpsville doesn't provide swap enabled kernels so if you compile from source, look into distcc. linode was nice while I needed the machine. YMMV of course. -Phil On 9 February 2011 09:32, Michael Walma <michael [ at ] walma [ dot ] org> wrote: > Hello all, > > I am looking for recommendations for an authoritative-only DNS server > to replace Bind on my virtual server slice. Bind is over-kill for my > needs, which is just to serve authoritative records for my domains > (with traffic at only dozens per day) and places too much of a demand > on my small slice. I know I could get DNS from a third party, but I > like having complete control. > > My requirements include Debian packages, FOSS, small memory footprint > and a good security record. An ability to read Bind zone files would > be a bonus. > > I've done some googling and am following a few leads, but most reviews > focus on performance rather than on minimizing footprint. > > BTW, my search for a new VPS service provider continues, slowly, and > I'll send an update when I make some progress. > > Thanks in advance for any advice. > > Michael > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux mailing list > Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux >