BIND 9.2.3rc4 is now available.

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> Mark_Andrews at isc.org wrote:
> >                BIND 9.2.3rc4 is now available.
> 
> [deleted]
> > If you are using root-delegation-only "LV" needs to be added to the
> > exclude list.
> > 
> > e.g.
> >        root-delegation-only exclude { "DE"; "LV"; "MUSEUM"; };
> 
> I don't see any reason for using wildcard in DNS. They bring few advantages
> but much problems, as we can see now. (the same problems happen to other
> domains, they are just not that wide).
> Imho, wildcards should be wiped off DNS (RFC)

	Wildcards do have legitimate uses.
 
> However, there are more domains having wildcards, as mentioned by Keith
> Hanlan <resolver at hanlan.ca> in <bk9ptb$sss$1 at sf1.isc.org> (originally
> <Pine.LNX.4.55L.0309170952190.9734 at kph.hanlan.ca>) and Ray
> <ray.list at powerweb.net> (originally <auto-000064144181 at powerweb.net>):
> 
> .cc, .cx, .mp, .nu, .ph, .td, .tk, and .ws
> 
> It is hard to decide whether we really want them at all. I do not.
> 
> 
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