Re: Multiple A Records - Followup Question

2016-10-02 Thread David Ford
On 2016-10-02 21:22, Reindl Harald wrote: > > > Am 02.10.2016 um 22:42 schrieb David Ford: >> On 2016-10-02 12:59, Reindl Harald wrote: >>> >>>> IOW, can a given *IP* appear in more than one A record? I realize >>>> that this does have the problem t

Re: Multiple A Records - Followup Question

2016-10-02 Thread David Ford
On 2016-10-02 12:59, Reindl Harald wrote: > >> IOW, can a given *IP* appear in more than one A record? I realize >> that this does have the problem that the reverses would resolve to >> hostX not >> test > > on IP should only have on PTR - period > > avoid anything else than PTR/A-matching if the m

Re: BIND 9 API & GUI

2016-07-25 Thread David Ford
i have a project i'm in the middle of developing a project that uses postgresql as the dlz backend and has a web interface. it works for most day-to-day operations for zone edits (GUI zone add/remove not yet in place) and it is multi-user concurrent and uses a small middleware to replicate to multi

Re: Multiple A and PTR and the "main" ones?

2015-09-11 Thread David Ford
We are also one of those services that will reject mail if DNS records don't line up sufficiently to a) satisfy RFC requirements for DNS and b) are clearly mismatched with your DNS A/MX/PTR/SPF and who you pretend to be in HELO/EHLO Those two simple rules block more than 92% of incoming spam attem

Re: Digging to the final IP

2014-10-21 Thread David Ford
# dig +noall +answer dave.knig.ht a|awk '/IN\tA\t/ {print $NF}' 216.235.14.46 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list bind-users mailing li

Re: BIND 9.10.0b1 has been released.

2014-02-26 Thread David Ford
On 02/26/2014 05:48 PM, Lawrence K. Chen, P.Eng. wrote: > Except that security patches haven't been going into BIND 4 for some time probably because BIND4 has been deprecated since 2007. BIND8 was deprecated in 2008. BIND 9.4 was deprecated in 2008 with the last release of 9.4-ESV in 2012. the la

Re: Duplicates in newsgroup gateway

2012-06-25 Thread David Ford
it's posted 2x, slightly different. To: comp.protocols.dns.b...@googlegroups.com To: comp-protocols-dns-b...@isc.org both cc the newsgroup -david On 06/25/2012 06:11 PM, Barry Margolin wrote: I read bind-users through the comp.protocols.dns.bind newsgroup. I'm seeing lots of duplicate posts.

Re: ISC BIND 9.8.2 followup announcement

2012-04-10 Thread David Ford
fyi, DLZ external has been broken post 9.8.1p1. fails to compile with an undefined reference to main. both for 9.8.2 and 9.9.0 -david make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/vport/portage/net-dns/bind-9.9.0/work/bind-9.9.0/bin/tests/system/dlzexternal' /bin/sh /usr/vport/portage/net-dns/bind-9.9.0

Re: DLZ provider other than a database?

2011-12-23 Thread David Ford
i guess that depends on how particular you are about what a piece of static data is, where it's stored, and what API you want to do your talking with. all our dns is managed via a modified Ant web interface that talks to a pgsql backend. that sql backend is what named uses. -david On 12/21/2011

Re: bind-9.8.1: INSIST(! dns_rdataset _isassociated(sigrdataset)) failed

2011-11-16 Thread David Ford
ISC have replied and indicated that BIND 10 was designed, with resilience to abnormal events, in mind. i'm eagerly looking forward to trying it out now. i disagree that it's easier to find and fix. many people will simply wrap it in a while(1) and ignore it because we don't have the time to sit

Re: bind-9.8.1: INSIST(! dns_rdataset _isassociated(sigrdataset)) failed

2011-11-16 Thread David Ford
can we have a paradigm shift from ISC please? instead of falling over dead with insist/assert, please bleat a warning and drop the problematic issue on the floor instead and press on with business. many BIND DoS attacks (and zone typos) are very effective for just this reason. :) __

BIND 9.8.1 dlz bug

2011-09-04 Thread David Ford
methinks a few bytes got missed --- sdlz_helper.c~ 2010-05-14 02:29:37.0 -0400 +++ sdlz_helper.c 2011-09-05 01:22:55.394409909 -0400 @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. */ -#ifdef DLZ +#ifdef CONTRIB_DLZ #include :) -david _

interface flap == dead

2011-07-29 Thread David Ford
if an interface flaps, bind 9.8.0p2 drops that IP binding and doesn't listen to it any more, requiring a restart known bug? -david ___ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list bind-users mailing li

Re: incorrect dns returned by public servers for our domain

2011-02-23 Thread David Ford
https://blue-labs.org/software/dns/bogon-update.py -david On 02/23/11 23:04, Gregory Machin wrote: > Hi. > Thanks for the support and assitance. I see that the issue is related > to the "bogon" filter in bind configuration. > > Where can I get a valid bogon list . > Thanks __

bind problems, 9.7.0 p1

2010-06-11 Thread David Ford
A snippet of the log to start with 11-Jun-2010 06:35:08.959 Postgres driver unable to find available connection after searching 30 times 11-Jun-2010 06:35:08.959 Postgres driver unable to return result set for findzone query /*% * Loops through the list of DB instances, attempting to loc

Re: bind 9.6.2 with threads hangs

2010-03-19 Thread David Ford
BIND has long had issues with threading since it started supporting threaded operation. I recommend you simply recompile without thread support. I retry compiling with thread support about twice a year and as of late last year, BIND still hung soon after restart with threading enabled. -david O

Re: Favorite bind-dlz / mysql web based frontend?

2010-01-22 Thread David Ford
I don't use mysql, I use postgresql. For web mgt, I use a locally modified copy of Ant. -david On 01/22/10 13:34, da...@from525.com wrote: > > All, > > I was wondering if any of the folks out there using bind-dlz with > mysql have found a decent web based tool for managing their data? > > Thanks

Re: SPF/TXT records

2009-06-22 Thread David Ford
There is no perfect solution which either a) is technically correct for everyone, or b) is religiously correct for everyone. Rather, try to learn how to best implement a given solution correctly such as SPF if it has value to your organization. There will always be someone foaming at the mout

Re: Bind is hanging on CentOS 4.4

2009-05-29 Thread David Ford
Every few releases I try to add threads back in and get the same results. Both on my 32bit linux and 64bit linux machines (current gentoo). Named crashes or hangs. Jeff Lightner wrote: > This may have something to do with the different way Linux does threads > compared to UNIX. > > On my RHEL5

Re: Bind is hanging on CentOS 4.4

2009-05-29 Thread David Ford
Bind and threading don't get along, I have always had to force bind to compile without thread support entirely. Jesse Cabral wrote: > So I can understand the original goal, let me re-clarify the objective. > > The problem of Bind hanging is thought to be caused by an interthread lock. > > The sugg

Re: Semi-OT, BIND dlz and excessive queries

2009-05-09 Thread David Ford
afaik, yes it's expected - for the reason that we don't yet have a smart way across all types of database to find the most specific match without doing multiple queries. -david Scott Haneda wrote: > The DLZ users mailing list is pretty quiet, thought to ask here in > case someone can elaborate. >

Re: Postgres v MySQL v Berkely backend for BIND

2009-05-04 Thread David Ford
I use the DLZ/PG backend and it's rock solid. I use Ant with a few modifications for my front end. Stephen Carville wrote: > I have to bother you all again. > > I was asked Friday afternoon about using a database with the new BIND > servers. To me it seems using MySQL or PostgreSQL is a bit like

9.6.0, DLZ still missing link library

2009-04-02 Thread David Ford
libtool: link: i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -O2 -mtune=i686 -march=i686 -pipe -D_GNU_SOURCE -I/usr/include/libxml2 -o .libs/named .libs/builtin.o .libs/client.o .libs/config.o .libs/control.o .libs/controlconf.o .libs/interfacemgr.o .libs/listenlist.o .libs/log.o .libs/logconf.o .libs/main.o .libs/notify.

Re: Hostname Naming Compliance

2009-02-23 Thread David Ford
Here's a question. Are we incapable of dealing with things like underscores in hostnames? Is there any significant harm in adapting? -david ___ bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users

Re: Inconsistent failure to resolve

2009-02-13 Thread David Ford
JINMEI Tatuya / 神明達哉 wrote: > At Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:36:18 -0500, > David Ford wrote: > > You specify the IP address of the NS in question as bogon. That > should be the reason for the SERVFAIL. > > >> acl "bogon" { &

Re: loads of Query denied... is it an attack or a misconfiguration ?

2009-02-11 Thread David Ford
An intelligently designed firewall rule that drops the incoming requests isn't doing exactly what the attacker wants. It's the opposite. The main effect of forged lookups is a response flood. And so it is also intended to flood the victim with overwhelming amounts of DNS responses. It, like any

Re: Inconsistent failure to resolve

2009-02-05 Thread David Ford
Yes, I'll be happy to test it. -david JINMEI Tatuya / 神明達哉 wrote: > > If you can easily reproduce the problem (I guess so according to the > above), an experimental patch to diagnose such errors may help. It > will be available in the next versions of BIND9 (9.6.1 etc), but if > you're willing t

Re: Inconsistent failure to resolve

2009-02-05 Thread David Ford
NS ns2.linkyo.com. > supermedia.howtoburndvd.net. 3600 INNS ns1.linkyo.com. > > Andy > > David Ford wrote: >> The hostname is: emailimage2.howtoburndvd.net >> >> I have two nameservers running 9.6.0-p1. If I query ns{1,2}.linkyo.com >> directly I

Inconsistent failure to resolve

2009-02-05 Thread David Ford
The hostname is: emailimage2.howtoburndvd.net I have two nameservers running 9.6.0-p1. If I query ns{1,2}.linkyo.com directly I always get an answer. If I use my own nameservers I get mostly failures of NXDOMAIN of linkyo.net or SERVFAIL for the hostname. DNS testers yield similar but without e

Re: named and database backed systems

2009-01-28 Thread David Ford
Use the DLZ extension. It's been around for a while. I.e. put the following in your named.conf and use whatever interface you wish. I use Ant with a few modifications. I don't have nearly the number of domains that you do so my simple system works fine. dlz "postgres zone" { database "p

Re: BIND 9.6 Flaw - CNAME vs. A Record in MX Records are NOT "Illegal"

2009-01-26 Thread David Ford
Naive users messing up using CNAMEs is really neither here nor there because they are just as likely to mess up any other type of DNS record. The fact that CNAME MX records has not destroyed the internet belittles the staunch firestorm that CNAME MX records will destroy the internet. I've never h

Re: Richmond H Dyes/mchhosp.gov is out of the office.

2009-01-22 Thread David Ford
Thank you for this notification. It indicates that today would be a great day for for miscreants to make hacking attempts at your account. You don't put a sign up in the front yard of your home that you're away on vacation do you? ;-) -david rd...@monroehosp.org wrote: > I will be out of the o

Re: Multiple PTR records

2009-01-16 Thread David Ford
I see it all the time on both sides of the fence. I personally support it because even though I sometimes am impacted by it, the amount of actual spam I filter out because of this is significant. >> - it's clear violation of RFC 5321 (and former 2821, 821) - server MUST NOT >> reject connection

Re: 50 million records under one domain using Bind

2008-12-30 Thread David Ford
for a while now and I don't know if the current releases of BIND have incorporated any thought to handling DNSSEC for DLZ zones. Very few people use DLZ but I'm most sure that a solution is or will be made soon. -david Bill Larson wrote: > On Dec 29, 2008, at 11:35 PM, David Fo

Re: 50 million records under one domain using Bind

2008-12-29 Thread David Ford
I don't. I have a working DLZ setup. Scott Baker wrote: > Just out of curiosity, what real world scenario do you have 50 million > records under one domain? > ___ bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinf

Re: 50 million records under one domain using Bind

2008-12-29 Thread David Ford
I use DLZ w/ postgres. It's been working pretty good for me for a while now. -david Andrew Ferk wrote: >> What are the backend database options available? Is bind-sdb active >> developed and is it production ready? >> > > You can use mysql with dlz. I have yet to get it successfully > work

Re: Stuck glue records in the GTLD servers??

2008-12-15 Thread David Ford
did you update the ns records with your registrar? Milo Hyson wrote: > I'm seeing what looks like a stuck glue record in the GTLD servers and > I'm hoping I've just overlooked something simple. There are several > domains which list the following as their nameservers:

Re: DNS issues with tmomail.net

2008-12-10 Thread David Ford
Sam Wilson wrote: > I hadn't noticed it but all the records in the response to a request for > the MX for tmomail.net have a TTL of 60 seconds, that's the MX record, > the NS authority record and the additional A record. The names in the > delegation NS records for for tmomail.net are different

DNS issues with tmomail.net

2008-12-10 Thread David Ford
I frequently send short messages to some cellphone users on tmomail.net. Several weeks ago I started noticing that bind is having problems keeping records for tmomail once they get stale. Specifically the MX record. If I restart bind, I can immediately get the MX record again. I'm running 9.5.0

Re: ISC BIND

2008-11-26 Thread David Ford
Is there any indication about why named shuts down immediately in those logfiles? -david Alberto Colosi/SI/RM/GSI/it wrote: > > For sure as IBM or Microsoft or an org so big could have!. > My named.conf is really full of ACL and confs. > > my logging channels are: (but I should find something

Re: ISC BIND

2008-11-26 Thread David Ford
Look at your log files, commonly in /var/log/ Did you define other logfiles in your named.conf that you had working with 9.51b3? -david Alberto Colosi/SI/RM/GSI/it wrote: > > Hi, why I have BIND from 4 and 8 releases and from born of 9 release I > lifted up till 9.5.1b3 that is working fine. > >

OT - netiquette [was Re: Zone not showing us as authority]

2008-11-17 Thread David Ford
>> > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; >> font-family:Arial'> = >> &= >> nbsp;   &n= >> bsp;   &nb= >> sp;  2008110601 >> ; serial >> when replying or forwarding, please try to trim off this gawdawfulfuckery that m$ mail produces. the original email is <1k in si