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Well the quick and obvious about 4.0 is that a) it can be mutli-user, so you
can distribute DNS tasks down to a record in a zone from what I have gathered,
though not using this part.

Seems faster to me, but could just be me.

Allows for a history on each zone, so when I make a change, and hit save, it
asks for a description of what was done and is saved along with a time date
stamp and who was logged in to make that change, which for us is always the
same person. This could be a huge thing if we get another employee that is
doing DNS changes, then we can audit who did what changes. Very nice.

Unsure what else yet. Oh we are running 4.0 under Solaris 8 and RH Linux 7.2

On Sun, 1 Sep 2002 11:51:29 +0200
Matt Henderson <matt2@makalumedia.com> wrote:
>
> Just wanted to comment that I find the Men & Mice website quiet confusing.
> Today I visited the site to learn about QuickDNS 4.0 for MacOS X. I use
> QDNS running on two Linux machines, and managed by Quick DNS Manager for
> MacOS X. My main objectives visiting the site were:
>
> (1) Learn how QDNS 4.0 is _different_ from 3.5, in terms of features
>
> (2) Learn whether the system architecture is the same in terms of modules
> so that I can assess the activities required to upgrade what we
> have now.
>
> >From the home page, I clicked on the QuickDNS product page:
>
> http://www.menandmice.com/2000/2200_quick_dns.html
>
> There's an Executive Summary that doesn't help. There are testimonials
> everywhere, that don't help. There's a "saves time & money" checklist that
> doesn't help. So, the main product page has no specific information about
> the product.
>
> With over 30 links on the page, I tried clicking on "Features &
> Benefits"...
>
> http://www.menandmice.com/2000/2210_quick_dns_f&b.html
>
> More bulleted lists of marketing statements, "easy-to-use", "low migration
> costs", "simple interface", "fast installation", "manage more zones in less
> time."
>
> This page doesn't answer my questions, so let's click on "Technical
> Requirements"...
>
> http://www.menandmice.com/2000/2240_technical_quickdns.html
>
> Ok, now I see a breakdown of individual components by platform: QuickDNS
> Manager, Remove and "Central". But what is "Central"? You won't find an
> answer on this page.
>
> We've run out of QuickDNS links on this page, so back to "Features &
> Benefits", and download the "PDF Data Sheet" -- which turns out to be a PDF
> version of the "Features & Benefits" section of the website.
>
> At this point I give up. IMHO, the website feels like a junk email -- lots
> of text, and little information. None of my questions are answered, and a
> new question comes up, "What is QuickDNS Central?"
>
> Could someone on this list briefly indicate what is different in 4.0 -- in
> terms of features and system architecture?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> --
> Matt Henderson | matt@makalumedia.com | http://www.makalumedia.com/
>

-Nevin Lyne

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