Board:   [fsxNet] Retro Computing
Subject: Re: I asked DeepSeek about my WiFi DNS problem and he turned it into a
From:    Malvinas(21:4/167)
Date:    Mon Sep 21, 2026 19:23

On 21 Sep 2026, poindexter FORTRAN said the following...

 pF>  I'm inspired to run my own DNS again, now. I ran BIND for years,
 pF>  suppose it'll be overkill for my local network... :)
 pF>
 pF>  (aside: My deep dive into *nix was about 20 years ago. I worked at a
 pF>  company that had just gotten on the internet, and the university that
 pF>  provided our service loaned us a Sun 3 workstation to host DNS. They
 pF>  wanted it back, and I needed to set up a replacement.
 pF>
 pF>  Armed with some basic UNIX skills, a copy of Cricket Liu's DNS and BIND
 pF>  a spare desktop box, a CD of BSD/OS and a pot of very strong coffee, I
 pF>  started one Saturday morning on chapter 1 and read it through, chapter
 pF>  by chapter. By late morning, I had a working DNS resolver.
 pF>

I read this part of your reply with a voiceover (in my head) like the movie Sin City. Now I want a stark black/white animation of you downing that hot pot of coffee and setting up that DNS server!!! Aaaarggh!!

Cheers!

Pol Malvinas.

Islas Malvinas, siempre Argentinas!

.... Islas Malvinas, siempre Argentinas.

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