redirect query for specific hosts within a domain

Barry Margolin barmar at alum.mit.edu
Fri Oct 17 20:11:57 UTC 2008


In article <gdap69$ucd$1 at sf1.isc.org>, Chris Cohen <kildau-ml at gmx.de> 
wrote:

> Thanks for your reply!
> > In the zone file:
> > dynamichost1	IN	NS	otherserver.
> > 
> 
> I just tried that and it works, at least almost:
> dynamichost1.example.org has address ip.ad.dr.ess
> Host fra.example.org not found: 2(SERVFAIL)
> Host fra.example.org not found: 2(SERVFAIL)
> 
> Why do I get one correct response and two servfails?
> Couldn't find an error in the logfiles.

The SERVFAILs are coming from the AAAA and MX queries that the host 
command performs by default.  Why your server responds with SERVFAIL for 
specific record types, rather than a no-answer response, is not a BIND 
problem.

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Barry Margolin, barmar at alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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