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Export DNS zones to a text file

Install DIG (or complete BIND) on your managementstation. Put the IP of this station in your AD list of allowed DNS servers (to allow it to get data). Then you have all the functionality of DIG, and you can issue this command: "dig yourdomain -t AXFR > yourfile" to get all the address records. This command could be scheduled each night to always have a fresh (and searchable) copy available. You could also assign a key (e.g. ctrl-alt-d) to a small .bat file that opens the DNS address file in Notepad. DNS at your fingertips... (Microsoft has a lot to learn).

its sounds quit good...

I tried dnscmd on a XP workstation. I was able to enumerate records as on the server, but the zone export failed.

The enumeration is still handy. I have to admit with a network with only about a dozen machines, I don't backup the DNS config. With this, I will at least know what I need to re-enter.