status: SERVFAIL for AAAA
Karl Rink
krink at singlefin.net
Mon Jul 25 23:29:28 UTC 2005
status: SERVFAIL for AAAA
is it possible to configure BIND 9.2.3 server to return opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR instead of SERVFAIL
Problem:
it appears that sendmail servers attempt to resolve hosts via AAAA first, and the return of a SERVFAIL causes the host to be 'unknown'.
debian:~> dig mail.global.mxpath.net aaaa @ns4.mxpath.net
; <<>> DiG 9.2.4 <<>> mail.global.mxpath.net aaaa @ns4.mxpath.net
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 40019
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;mail.global.mxpath.net. IN AAAA
;; Query time: 39 msec
;; SERVER: 198.172.205.4#53(ns4.mxpath.net)
;; WHEN: Mon Jul 25 16:20:39 2005
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 40
debian:~>
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