RD Flag being set during a DIG, with the +norec option

Fri Dec 14 13:51:32 UTC 2001

Can BIND be compiled with the rd flag set all the time?  The particular
query stated no recursive query but the results say differently.

Thanks 
-Bob

$ /usr/sbin/dig techpac.com.sg ns @202.42.203.2 +norec 

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> techpac.com.sg ns @202.42.203.2 +norec 
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 29572
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;      techpac.com.sg, type = NS, class = IN

;; ANSWER SECTION:
techpac.com.sg.         1H IN NS        tpsdns.techpacific.com.sg.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
tpsdns.techpacific.com.sg.  1H IN A  202.42.203.2

;; Total query time: 324 msec
;; FROM: rootdns1 to SERVER: 202.42.203.2
;; WHEN: Fri Dec 14 08:04:44 2001
;; MSG SIZE  sent: 32  rcvd: 81