Notify Bind 9.1.0 / 9.1.1 - Master to 8.2.3-REL - Slave

[Mark.Andrews at nominum.com]

	It's a bug in BIND 8.2.3.

	1147.   [bug]           handle notify w/ SOA records better.

	Mark

> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> I searched the list archive and comp.protocols.dns.bind and couldn't find
> anything about this problem:
> 
> I try to notify a bind 8.2.3-REL-slave-server from a 9.1.0 (I also tried it
> with a 9.1.1) master-server and get the following messages in the logs of
> the master:
> 
> [...]
> Apr 21 04:43:22.271 notify: debug 3: zone test/IN: queueing notifies
> Apr 21 04:43:23.392 notify: debug 3: zone test/IN: sending notify to
> 212.185.206.2#53
> Apr 21 04:43:23.494 notify: debug 1: zone test/IN: notify to
> 212.185.206.2#53 failed: unexpected end of input
> [...]
> 
> Although I get the "failed: unexpected end of input" message, the slave
> pulls the zone from the master correctly:
> Slave:
> [...]
> 21-Apr-2001 04:43:22.957 notify: info: rcvd NOTIFY(test, IN, SOA) from
> [217.80.111.159].1864
> [...]
> 
> Master:
> [...]
> client 212.185.206.2#2075: query: test IN SOA
> client 212.185.206.2#2075: query: test IN AXFR
> [...]
> 
> It is _not_ the typical "bracket-in-wrong-line-problem" and yes, I read
> doc/misc/migration :)
> 
> I also tested some other constellations with the same zones and config:
> 	Master	Slave		Status
> 	9.1.0		9.1.0		works
> 	8.2.3-REL	9.1.0		works
> 	8.2.3-REL	8.2.3-REL	works
> 	9.1.0		8.2.3-REL	doesn't :(
> 
> If all of the servers where mine, it wouldn't be a problem - unfortunately
> two of the slaves are from my ISP and he forces me to use them for my
> classless revers-zones (and they are something prior to 9er releases) :(
> 
> Thanks in advance and regards
> 
> Torsten
> 
> 
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> Torsten Quack
> 
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