diff --git a/dns/dns_balance/Makefile b/dns/dns_balance/Makefile
index be003f3f34d3..6a3b95e9f211 100644
--- a/dns/dns_balance/Makefile
+++ b/dns/dns_balance/Makefile
@@ -1,57 +1,59 @@
 PORTNAME=	dns_balance
 PORTVERSION=	2.1
 CATEGORIES=	dns
 MASTER_SITES=	https://BSDforge.com/projects/source/dns/dns_balance/
 
-MAINTAINER=	portmaster@BSDforge.com
+MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Dynamic load-balancing DNS server
 WWW=		https://www.netlab.cs.tsukuba.ac.jp/~yokota/izumi/dns_balance/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE
 
 BROKEN=		Unfetchable
+DEPRECATED=	Abandonware, last release in 2005. Consider using dns/dnsdist
+EXPIRATION_DATE=2024-02-29
 
 USES=		ruby shebangfix tar:xz
 USE_RC_SUBR=	dns_balance
 
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 
 SHEBANG_FILES=	${WRKSRC}/dns_balance.rb \
 		${WRKSRC}/sample/makedb.rb \
 		${WRKSRC}/sample/make_namespace.rb
 
 ETCS=		addrdb.rb \
 		namespace.rb
 LIBS=		as_search.rb \
 		cache.rb \
 		datatype.rb \
 		log_writer.rb \
 		multilog.rb \
 		util.rb
 
 PLIST_SUB+=	ETCDIR=${ETCDIR}
 SUB_LIST+=	RUBY=${RUBY}
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS EXAMPLES
 
 post-patch:
 	${SED} -E -e "s,%%PREFIX%%,${PREFIX},g" \
 		-e "s,%%PORTNAME%%,${PORTNAME},g" \
 		-e "s,%%ETCDIR%%,${ETCDIR},g" \
 		${WRKSRC}/dns_balance.rb > ${WRKSRC}/dns_balance
 
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/dns_balance ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/sbin
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}
 .for FILE in ${ETCS}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/${FILE} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/${FILE}.dist
 .endfor
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/${PORTNAME}
 	(cd ${WRKSRC} && ${INSTALL_DATA} ${LIBS} \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/${PORTNAME})
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/sample/* ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/README* ${WRKSRC}/Q_and_A* ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>