Zone transfer inhibits name lookup

[Cricket Liu]

> I am searching for info on why named stops serving during zone
> transfer.  Have the O'Reilley book et cetera but have found nothing that
> explain why this occurs.

That's because it shouldn't occur, except with very old versions of BIND
(pre-4.8.3).

You also didn't specify which version of BIND you're talking about or
whether
it's the master or slave that goes silent.

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