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CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION

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INTRODUCTION

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Name Services in Windows 2000

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Name Services in Windows 2000

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Standards and Additional Reading

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Standards and Additional Reading

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DNS FUNDAMENTALS

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DNS FUNDAMENTALS

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History of DNS

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History of DNS

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The Structure of DNS

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The Structure of DNS

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The Hierarchy of DNS: Domain Names

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DNS and Internet

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Resource Records

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Distributing the Database: Zone Files and Delegation

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Replicating the DNS database

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Replicating the DNS database

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Querying the Database

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Querying the Database

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NEW FEATURES OF THE WINDOWS 2000 DNS

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NEW FEATURES OF THE WINDOWS 2000 DNS

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Time to Live for Resource Records

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Updating the DNS Database

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Updating the DNS Database

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Active Directory Storage and Replication Integration

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Active Directory Storage and Replication Integration

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The Active Directory Service Storage Model

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The Replication Model

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Zone Type Conversions

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Controlling Access to Zones

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Incremental Zone Transfer

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Incremental Zone Transfer

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Protocol Description

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IXFR and DS Integration

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Dynamic Update

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