Re: bind 9 error

On Tue, May 27, 2003 at 09:39:03AM -0700, Nelson wrote:
> > When you're wondering what's wrong with a domain, you can go to
> > www.dnsreport.com and enter the domain.  It will look for lots of problems.
> 
> Nice info thanks!  Still doesn't explain why BIND 8 is more
> tolerant/reliable than BIND 9.  That's pretty disturbing to upgrade
> and find the old server works better than the new.
> 
> >     Well according to the nameservers for cyberbizsoft.net
> >     dns1.cyberbizsoft.net and dns2.cyberbizsoft.net does not exist.
> 
> That's not true.  dns1.cyberbizsoft.net does exist.  dig
> @dns1.cyberbizsoft.net victorero.com MX works fine.
> 
It is true. The two listed servers for cyberbizsoft.net have differing
ideas of what the zone looks like, and dns1 authoritatively denies its
own existence.

You can't rely on parental glue. If a name server authoritatively denies
its own existence, BIND 9's credibility mechanism believes it.

-Pete