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Second Beta Release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.0

Otto Moerbeek on Apr 14, 2021

Hello!, We are proud to announce the second beta release of what should become PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.0. Compared to the first beta release, this release contains a few bug fixes and improvements, in particular a ...

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The new face of PowerDNS: GreenDNS

Robert Brandt on Apr 01, 2021

Hello! Today, we of the PowerDNS team are ready to unveil our bold new product strategy: GreenDNS. Admitting the following is quite painful, but to make a better world we must muster the courage to be brutally ho...

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PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.3 Released

Otto Moerbeek on Mar 31, 2021

Hello! Today we are releasing PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.3. This release fixes a bug where corrupted Newly Discovered Domain files could crash the recursor on startup and a bug where the wrong TTL could be used when i...

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Upcoming package removals

Pieter Lexis on Mar 26, 2021

As you may know, PowerDNS hosts RPM and Debian packages in our package repositories. Packages are available in binary form as RPM and Debian packages for various distributions. Some of these distributions are com...

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First Beta Release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.0

Otto Moerbeek on Mar 26, 2021

Hello!, We are proud to announce the first beta release of what should become PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.0. This release contains various bug fixes, improvements and new features. This first beta contains a rewrite of...

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PowerDNS Recursor 4.3.7 Released

Otto Moerbeek on Mar 22, 2021

Hello! Today we are releasing PowerDNS Recursor 4.3.7. This release fixes a bug where the wrong TTL could be used when inserting records into the packet cache. Additionally, the recursor no longer resolves unneed...

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Third Alpha Release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.0

Otto Moerbeek on Mar 09, 2021

Hello!, We are proud to announce the third alpha release of what should become PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.0. This release contains various bug fixes, improvements and new features. The seond alpha was an internal rele...

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First Alpha Release of PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.0

Otto Moerbeek on Jan 15, 2021

Hello!, We are proud to announce the first alpha release of what should become PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.0. This release contains various bug fixes, improvements and new features. The upcoming 4.5.0 release features ...

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PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.2 Released

Otto Moerbeek on Dec 14, 2020

Hello! Today we are releasing PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.2. This release fixes a bug where the wrong type could be used while verifying DNSSEC signatures, causing domains to be incorrectly marked as Bogus. Additionall...

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PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.1 and 4.3.6 Released

Otto Moerbeek on Nov 25, 2020

Hello!, Today we are releasing PowerDNS Recursor 4.4.1 and 4.3.6. These releases fix a bug where a reply from an authoritative server could get lost, causing timeouts or ServFail answers to clients. Additionally,...

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