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Simple DNS Plus
Developer(s)JH Software
Stable release
8.0 build 108 / 30 January 2019
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
Available inEnglish
TypeDNS server
Licenseproprietary
Websitewww.simpledns.com

Overview

Simple DNS Plus is a DNS server software product that runs on x86 and x64 editions of Windows operating system.

All options and settings are available directly from a Windows user interface. It provides wizards for common tasks such as setting up new zones, importing data, making bulk updates, etc.

It has full support for IPv6. It has an option to control protocol preference (IPv4 / IPv6) on dual-stack computers, and it can even act as IPv6-to-IPv4 or IPv4-to-IPv6 forwarder.

It has full support for internationalized domain names (IDNs). You can enter domain names with native characters directly (no punycode conversion needed), and have an option to display native character or punycoded domain names anywhere in the user interface, and quickly switch between these modes.

You can create DNS records or entire zone files from other applications or web-sites and prompt Simple DNS Plus to dynamically load and use this through command line options, a simple HTTP API, and a full .NET/COM programming API.

Simple DNS Plus is based on the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and is 100% managed code, protecting it from common security issues such as buffer overruns, and making it run natively on both 32 bit and 64 bit CPUs and Windows versions, including Windows Vista.

History / Versions

Version numbers, date released, and new feature highlights

Version 1.00 - 3 June 1999

  • First official release

Version 2.00 - 10 December 1999

Version 3.00 - 24 August 2000

  • Import wizard
  • Zone file sharing
  • Support for HINFO, MB, MG, MINFO, MR AFSDB, ISDN, RP, RT, X25, NSAP, and ATMA records
  • Standard Zone files compatible with BIND
  • Command line options

Version 3.20 - 2 April 2001

Version 3.50 - 3 October 2003

Version 3.60 - 27 June 2004

  • TSIG signed dynamic updates
  • Domain specific forwarding
  • Stealth DNS

Version 4.00 - 10 April 2005

  • Automatic SPF records
  • NAT IP Alias
  • Record and zone comments
  • Bulk update wizard
  • Zone groups

Version 5.0 - 17 January 2008

Version 5.0 was re-written for the .NET Framework 2.0

  • Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008 support
  • IPv6 support
  • IDN support
  • Plug-in system
  • Quick Zone Templates
  • Support for RFC 2671, RFC 3597, RFC 4408

Version 5.1 - 8 July 2008

Version 5.2 - 23 April 2009

Version 5.3 - 27 October 2015

Version 6.0 - 20 April 2016

Version 7.0 - 19 May 2018

Version 8.0 - 2 July 2018

See also