Question on Bind 8.2.2P5

[Mark.Andrews at nominum.com]

> So if I understand this correctly let us say I do not want to do zone
> transfer to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx and if that IP address is not listed in the
> "allow-transfer" option in named.conf than will the transfer be NOT allowed
> or will it allow the transfer (since that is the default behaviour for
> named) and log of unappproved transfer in the "var/adm/messages".
> 
> Thanks
> Sandeep

	There is an implict "none" at the end of the acl.

	Mark
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barry Margolin [mailto:barmar at bbnplanet.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 6:31 PM
> To: comp-protocols-dns-bind at moderators.uu.net
> Subject: Re: Question on Bind 8.2.2P5
> 
> 
> In article <200E2FA22B2AD2119AC000104B6A0A8601A40557 at PSBMAIL1>,
> Bhangui_S  <Bhangui_S at bls.gov> wrote:
> >Thanks Barry for the response. But that leads to the following question.
> >
> >Is it possible to configure "no zone transfers" from specific hosts in BIND
> >8.2.2P5 since by default named allows everyone to do a zone transfer. If so
> >what option to use in the named.conf file to accomplish that or could you
> >point me to a URL which has the information as to how to deny zone
> transfers
> >if at all it is possible in 8.2.2p5
> 
> As I said in the message you replied to, this is controlled by the
> allow-transfer option.  Your machine obviously has this configured, or it
> wouldn't be logging the messages you posted.
> 
> -- 
> Barry Margolin, barmar at bbnplanet.com
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