BIND 9.2.1-1 issues w/ BIND 8.3.3

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> 
> 
> Has anyone heard of any "undocumented features" regarding BIND 8.3.3 and 
> BIND 9.2.1-1 talking to each other?
> 
> Here's my problem:  we have an ecommerce customer whose dialup pushes an IP 
> of a BIND 8.3.3 DNS server.  This 8.3.3 server (and the other 8.3.3 servers 
> at this ISP) cannot see anything in our domain, including our secure server.
> 
> Their BIND 4.9.3 and 4.9.4 servers, on a completely different 
> subnet/backbone, CAN see us.
> 
> EVERY OTHER bleedin' DNS server in the world, that we've had net.friends 
> test for us, can see us.
> 
> The ISP is saying it's our fault for having 9.2.1-1 and not 9.2.2rc2 and 
> that "there must be a compatability issue".  And that "these are the DNS 
> servers for ALL our dial-up customers.  If anyone else was having problems, 
> our phones would be ringing off the hook."
> 
> We, of course, think there's just something wrong with their servers since 
> the only DNS server that can't see us is theirs.
> 
> Now here's the sticker: our DNS server is also our web server that serves 
> up several hundred virtual domains.  His server can bring up THOSE 
> sites/records, just not OUR domain.
> 
> To put it nicely: WTF!?
> 
> Oh, and to make matters worse, this dial-up customer refuses to let us give 
> him a dialup number/username/password to a different ISP that will push a 
> DNS IP that can see us so we can "prove" that the problem isn't on our 
> end.  ARG.
> 
> If anybody still has BIND 8.3.3 running and is feeling generous, please see 
> if you can dig secure.nu-designs.com and get an A record back.
> 
> Please CC: any follow-ups to me at the above address.    Thanks.
> 
> --JRB
> 
> 

	Your nameservers don't exist. 

	Mark

	P.S. It helps if you ask for replies at an address this is
	*not* in the troubled zone.  I've Bcc the admin contact.

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> ns1.nu-designs.com @64.84.20.85 
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 4
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;	ns1.nu-designs.com, type = A, class = IN

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
nu-designs.com.		1M IN SOA	ns1.nu-designs.com. hostmaster.nu-designs.com. (
					2003013100	; serial
					8H		; refresh
					2H		; retry
					1W		; expiry
					1M )		; minimum


;; Total query time: 230 msec
;; FROM: drugs.dv.isc.org to SERVER: 64.84.20.85  64.84.20.85
;; WHEN: Sat Feb  1 09:54:46 2003
;; MSG SIZE  sent: 36  rcvd: 83

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Mark Andrews, Internet Software Consortium
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PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742                 INTERNET: Mark.Andrews at isc.org