AXFR and IXFR
Sezen Uysal
sezen.uysal at open-systems-services.com
Thu Jun 10 21:29:24 UTC 1999
Mark,
I have a development question: Is it possible to write some records into the BIND
cache dynamically. These entries are outside the zone, so it is not possible to use
nsupdate. What are the function mechanisms in the source code? Thanks for the
answer in advance.
Sezen Uysal
Open Systems Consulting
Mark_Andrews at isc.org wrote:
> > Has anybody got this working yet? I have just finished installing
> > 8.2.1-T4B on three testbed machines. The log says sending AXFR transfer
> > but nothing ever happens. BIND generates the ixfr-base file's itself
> > correct? I simply told it where I wnted it to put them, but it never
> > generated any ixfr related files.
> >
> >
> > Stephen Anderson
> > <stephena at HiWAAY.net>
>
> Named only generates ixfr as the result of dynamic updates.
>
> While named-xfer can transfer these there is no code in named
> at the moment to tell named-xfer to actually perform a ixfr
> query.
>
> There are further ixfr changes due in the next BETA.
>
> Mark
>
> >
> > On Wed, 9 Jun 1999, Joseph S D Yao wrote:
> >
> > > Stephen Anderson pleaded:
> > > > Can anybody tell me if IXFR is working in any of the BIND releases? The
> > > > testing releases? Thanks!
> > >
> > > Per bind-announce:
> > > > To: bind-announce at isc.org
> > > > Subject: BIND 8.2.1 T4B (RC1) available for public testing
> > > > Date: Mon, 07 Jun 1999 21:26:12 -0700
> > > > From: Paul A Vixie <vixie at mibh.net>
> > > >
> > > > This is a release candidate. (It is running on F.ROOT-SERVERS.ORG.)
> > > >
> > > > Highlights vs. BIND 8.2:
> > > >
> > > > Bug fixes, especially to DNSSEC, TSIG, IXFR, and selective forwar
> > ding.
> > > ...
> > > > the distribution files are:
> > > >
> > > > ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind/src/testing/t4b/bind-src.tar.gz
> > > > ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind/src/testing/t4b/bind-doc.tar.gz
> > > > ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind/src/testing/t4b/bind-contrib.tar.gz
> > > >
> > > > the pgp signature files are:
> > > >
> > > > ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind/src/testing/t4b/bind-src.tar.gz.asc
> > > > ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind/src/testing/t4b/bind-doc.tar.gz.asc
> > > > ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind/src/testing/t4b/bind-contrib.tar.gz.asc
> > > >
> > > > the md5 checksums are:
> > > >
> > > > 9d907ed7a5294a1411891830660a387f bind-contrib.tar.gz
> > > > 5fd87b3e2682e9193c7b63ffb64e90a7 bind-contrib.tar.gz.asc
> > > > 1cb6e8369eb4d09f1f07ed9a3d6201cd bind-doc.tar.gz
> > > > 5bdc9a10bfd54c0127ed8d66047cd47c bind-doc.tar.gz.asc
> > > > 466d03fdd1311b5c8a5970297a4a2121 bind-src.tar.gz
> > > > 72868a4d01e5604220f8c969e62b3ac2 bind-src.tar.gz.asc
> > > >
> > > > top of CHANGES says:
> > > >
> > > > --- 8.2.1-t4b (RC1) released ---
> > > ...
> > > > --- 8.2.1-t3b released ---
> > > ...
> > > > --- 8.2.1-t2b released ---
> > > ...
> > > > 655. [bug] major overhaul of IXFR code.
> > > ...
> > > > --- 8.2.1-t1a released ---
> > > ...
> > > > 588. [bug] too many lame servers at once was fatal.
> > > >
> > > > --- 8.2 released ---
> > > > ...
> > >
> > > --
> > > Joe Yao jsdy at cospo.osis.gov - Joseph S. D. Yao
> > > COSPO/OSIS Computer Support EMT-B
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > This message is not an official statement of COSPO policies.
> > >
> >
> >
> --
> Mark Andrews, Internet Software Consortium
> 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
> PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: marka at isc.org
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