==== Converting to MaraDNS ====

=== Converting from another DNS server to MaraDNS ===

The procedure for converting from another authoritative DNS server to 
MaraDNS is as follows: 

* Make sure that the names of all zones that the other DNS server has 
  are in one's mararc file.

* Configure the other DNS server to allow the IP of the machine which 
  will run MaraDNS to perform zone transfers.

* Use the fetchzone client to transfer the zones over.

Assuming that one needs to transfer the zones for example.com, 
maradns.org, and heaven.af.mil over, the procedure would be as follows: 

* Add the following lines to one's mararc file:

csv2["example.com."] = "db.example.com" 
csv2["maradns.org."] = "db.maradns.org" 
csv2["heaven.af.mil."] = "db.heaven.af.mil"

* By reading the documentation for the DNS server that one is 
  currently running, set up the DNS server to allow zone transfers 
  for example.com, maradns.org, and heaven.af.mil

* Run fetchzone three times. Assuming that the IP of the server 
  currently running DNS is at the IP 127.0.0.1:

cd /etc/maradns 
fetchzone example.com 127.0.0.1 > db.example.com 
fetchzone maradns.org 127.0.0.1 > db.maradns.org 
fetchzone heaven.af.mil 127.0.0.1 > db.heaven.af.mil

 If one is converting from another DNS server, it is probably best 
to have MaraDNS act in a strictly RFC-compliant manner. In particular, 
star records should probably be handled in the exact same manner 
described in section 4.3.3 of RFC1034, and MaraDNS should be configured 
to have full support for DNS over TCP. 

To make star record handling strictly RFC compliant, add the following 
line to the mararc configuration file: 

bind_star_handling = 1 

To give MaraDNS full DNS-over-TCP support, follow the directions in the 
dnstcpdocument.  

