Strange BIND 9.4.1-P1 problem

Mark Andrews Mark_Andrews at isc.org
Wed Aug 15 14:50:11 UTC 2007


> Are we saying that this issue only affects configurations with:
>      dnssec-validation yes;
>   ...or am I jumping to the wrong conclusion?
>    
>   Clarification appreciated.
>   Thank you.

	I'm trying to pin down the cirumstances that trigger this.
	To do this I need to know whether "dnssec-validation yes;"
	is set in your named.conf or not.

	Mark

> Mark Andrews <Mark_Andrews at isc.org> wrote:
>   
> > Mark Andrews skrev, on 14-08-2007 02:28:
> > 
> > >> [...]
> > >>
> > >>> Upgrade now.
> > >>> When a fix is is available you will need to upgrade again.
> > >>>
> > >>> I do have a question for you. 
> > >>> Does this resolver have DNS validation enabled?
> > >> How does a resolver do DNS validation? The MTA (Postfix latest stable) 
> > >> on all the sites I administer does DNS validation for each message it 
> > >> receives, and if an address isn't valid it gives an smtp 450 - till the 
> > >> sending MTA gives up in the end - or adapts. But how does a resolver do 
> > >> DNS validation?
> > > 
> > > Named has a resolver built into it. It also has a server built into
> > > it. Let me rephrase the question.
> > > 
> > > Does named have DNS validation enabled?
> > 
> > This is a new one on me. I've looked through the admin doc and grep 
> > -i'ed in the doc arm directory and all I can find is DNSsec validation, 
> > which I can understand. Nor does Google turn anything up about any DNS 
> > validation that I didn't know already.
> > 
> > What's meant by "DNS validation" in this context?
> 
> dnssec-validation yes;
> 
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