Redirecting NXDOMAINS

[Mark Andrews]

> In article <e6aaol$282h$1 at sf1.isc.org>,
>  Mark Andrews <Mark_Andrews at isc.org> wrote:
> 
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > I have checked the ARM and the list archives, but I haven't been able to
> > > find out whether this is possible in bind.
> > > 
> > > We would like to return a particular IP address instead of a negative
> > > response to DNS queries for non-existent sites.
> > > 
> > > I know there may be some resistance to doing this from purists, but for
> > > a low-cost provider, any additional income we can generate by
> > > redirecting such requests to a search pages with ads that generate
> > > money, allows us to keep our costs low.
> > > 
> > > I know several companies are charging for this service, but it seems
> > > such an easy modification can be done locally without having to pay the
> > > middleman.
> > > 
> > > Thanks!
> > 
> > 	There is no such support in BIND.  It is also a bad idea as
> > 	the Internet is not just HTTP.  Doing this would break every
> > 	other protocol.
> 
> How would it break them?  If the name doesn't exist, the other protocols 
> wouldn't have been able to connect anyway.  So what's the big deal if 
> they try to connect to his server and get a connection refused?

	Try having your mail take a week to bounce because you make a
	typo in the address.

	Temporary failures are handled differently to permanent failures.

	Mark
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