Clarification on ANY query

Evan Hunt each at isc.org
Tue Aug 3 05:13:27 UTC 2010


> Here my doubt is A record already returned in answer section why the same A
> record is returning in additional section. I know if MX pointed record have
> any A/AAAA records will return in additional section. but in above case
> already the same A record returned in answer section. Is bind result
> correct? could you please clarify me.

It's "correct" in the sense that it isn't a protocol violation.  But it's
"incorrect" in the sense that duplicate data is inefficient, so maybe
it's a bug that BIND did that.  Send it to bind9-bugs at isc.org, we'll look
into it.

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Evan Hunt -- each at isc.org
Internet Systems Consortium, Inc.



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