Frequently Asked Questions

When will NicTool be released?

Soon, honest! (UPDATE: released 2004.09.29)

How does NicTool simplify DNS?

NicTool's API makes it possible to create DNS templates and allows users and admins to perform mass DNS updates without granting them any extraordinary privileges. All changes made via the API are logged and visible via NicToolClient.

When does the nameserver re-read it's config file?

Please see this article on nameserver updates.

What are NicTool's OS requirements?

NicTool is written almost entirely in perl so you can run NicToolClient on nearly any platform that has a perl interpreter available. If you plan to run NicToolServer on the platform, you'll need MySQL and Apache running as well. NicTool is known to run on Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS X, and other UNIX-like operating systems. There is currently an effort to port NicTool to win32 but the ETA is distant.