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[Alex Hanselka <alex AT opennicproject.org>]

On 12/10/2012 6:46 PM, Steve Snyder wrote:
>
> 1. The OpenNIC DNS Wiki gives instructions for setting up Tier 1 and
> Tier 2 servers.  Why would I opt for one over the other?  Which is
> most in demand?
>
You would want to run a T2.  A T1 is for TLD operators. :)

> 2. The server housing my proposed DNS server (BIND 9 running in a
> chroot'd environment) has very good uptime, but is limited to
> 3TB/month of network traffic.  Is this limit sufficient to host an
> OpenNIC DNS server?
>
The traffic limit is fine. I usually use around 30-80 GB of data on DNS
depending on the attacks I see. 

> 3. Reading through the BIND set-up doc on the OpenNIC DNS Wiki I am
> surprised to see no references to DNSSEC.  Did I just miss something
> or are the OpenNIC zones not signed?

OpenNIC zones are not signed yet.  I believe we are still working on this.

>
> 4. After I have configured BIND per the OpenNIC doc, how do I submit
> my addresses (IPv4 & IPv6) for inclusion in the public list of
> available OpenNIC DNS servers?

You can submit your IPs on the wiki and they are automatically gathered
from that source!

Hope this helps!
Alex