When a 4.9.x BIND tries to transfer a zone from our BIND-9.1.1 (RH Linux), it sees in it's logs: Apr 23 16:15:49 aix1 named-xfer[72704]: print_output: short answer (43, 53), zone bvb.berliner-volksbank.de Zone transfers between BIND-9.1.1 and BIND-9.1.1 work just fine.