Where can I find the documentation for pdnsd?

You can find the documentation for pdnsd in the doc/ directory. The html documentation (which I recommend) is in the doc/html/ subdirectory. The pure text documentation (which is generated automatically from the html documentation) is in doc/txt/.

How to collect DNS logs in Windows debug?

The following debug log sample displays a simple DNS query test from Windows DNS Server: Due to the amount of logs being generated from DNS debug logging, it is recommended to rotate logs and have them collected on a central server. Also, parsing the logs is suggested, in order to select which logs to enrich.

Which is the best DNS log collection software?

NXLog simplifies DNS log collection by providing a single software solution that incorporates the various technologies required to efficiently collect DNS related logs. NXLog offers the following methods for the above discussed DNS logging technologies.

Can a DNS server be affected by analytical logs?

DNS analytical logs are not enabled by default, and typically will only affect DNS server performance at very high DNS query rates. For example, a DNS server running on modern hardware that is receiving 100,000 queries per second (QPS) can experience a performance degradation of 5% when analytic logs are enabled.

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Who is the creator of the pdnsd proxy server?

Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. 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.

Is it safe to use pdnsd on a laptop?

It is safe enough to be used on a personal Unix/Linux system as a home Desktop or a Laptop. Info about its history, current developer Paul Rombouts and other technical info can be seen here: http://www.phys.uu.nl/~rombouts/pdnsd.html.

What’s the difference between pdnsd and pdns-ctl?

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.