Re: Subdomain on parent server?

J> My first thought is to create a subdomain (ie dev.domain.com),
J> place it in a separate zone file and not allow dynamic updates.

You are better off doing things the other way around, having the
dynamically updated data in the subdomain and the static data in
the superdomain.

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J> Can I place this subdomain (in a different zone) on the parent
J> server (and run a slave for both zones)?

Yes.