Can internal root server also forward?

[Mark Andrews]

> Have an internal root server with zone db.root.
> Forwarding is not turned on as global option. Tried to add two forward
> zones with forward only into the root server and it would never
> forward. NXDOMAIN on localhost digs for that forward zone. If the zone
> is delegated in the the db.root file with NS  records it works
> obviusly, The internal root server is running BIND 9.2.2.
> 
> Are there limitations on a root server having forward only zones?
> 
> thanks
> Joe

	The real question is why did you decide to use forward
	zones rather than using a normal delegation.

	Forward zones are there for when you need to do something
	special.  They are not a replacement for doing normal
	delegations.

	Mark
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