CNAME and other data , BUG #428

[Chimento, Douglas]

 >  Yes.  Why should anyone expect a server to be coded to accept an
> 	illegal configuration.

Yes I agree, BUT 
look at my previous postings you will see that I showed a slave server
loading illegal configuration.
65.96.180.71 ,a 8.3.4 server, loads a zone from a 8.1.2 master.

have a look your self:
dig @65.96.180.71 -t axfr example.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Mark.Andrews at isc.org
To: Chimento, Douglas
Cc: 'comp-protocols-dns-bind at isc.org'
Sent: 12/5/02 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: CNAME and other data , BUG #428 


> 
> Kevin,
> 	These are good points, thank you for the info.
> 	However my question really was , Should a slave server reject
the
> zone
> 	with a CNAME error?

	Yes.  Why should anyone expect a server to be coded to accept an
	illegal configuration.

	BIND 4 and early BIND 8 issued warnings thinking that server
	administators were compentent and would correct the errors
	reported.  We know now that a vast number arn't compentent and
	that the only way to get incorrect configurations fixed is to
	make them fail.

	Mark
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