AXFR request when ixfr-from-differences is set

[Mark Andrews]

> Hi,
> 
> Is there a reason why a slave always requests AXFR transfers from  
> master when ixfr-from-differences is set on the slave configuration ?  

	Because it is assumed that the master doesn't support IXFR.
	What's the point of generating IXFR deltas from IXFR deltas?
	
> Can't it use the initial AXFR and the subsequent IXFR transfers to  
> build the journal file.

	That's what named will do by default.  It will apply the
	incoming IXFR stream to the journal.
 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Vicky Shrestha
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