sheerDNS is a master DNS server whose zone records are stored on a One-Record-Per-File bases. Because of this, it is the simplest of any DNS to configure, the easiest to update, and the most efficient for networks that experience a lot of updates (for example master servers for dynamic IP address ranges). You never have to restart it; any updates are available immediately without having to notify the sheerDNS process. 来源: http://freshmeat.net/projects/sheerDNS/?topic_id=149 sheerDNS是一个主DNS服务器,它的域记录保存在一个One-Record-Per-File(每文件一个记录)的库中。因此,它是最简单的DNS配制,最容易更新,对于有大量更新的网络(如动态IP地址范围的主服务器)来说它是最高效的。你不必重新启动它,任何更新不用通知对应DNS进程就可以立即生效。