If You’re Connected to the Internet . . .
. . . DNS is a must. Think of DNS as the lingua franca of the Internet: nearly all of the Internet’s network services use DNS. That includes the Web, electronic mail, remote terminal access, and file transfer.
On the other hand, this doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to set up and run zones by yourself for yourself. If you’ve got only a handful of hosts, you may be able to join an existing zone (see Chapter 3) or find someone else to host your zones for you. If you pay an Internet service provider for your Internet connectivity, ask if they’ll host your zone for you, too. Even if you aren’t already a customer, there are companies who will help out, for a price.
If you have a little more than a handful of hosts, or a lot more, you’ll probably want your own zone. And if you want direct control over your zone and your name servers, you’ll want to manage it yourself. Read on!
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