analyzing a referral from root-servers

[Mark_Andrews at iengines.com]

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> bind 8.2.2-p5
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> Nov 29 21:16:50 ariel named[24378]: host name "CLINT'S\032COMP" IN
> (response from [128.63.2.53] for [129.24.180.180]) is invalid - proceeding an
> yway
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> Above is one of many many lines we're getting and I
> was wondering if anyone can help me understand it better.
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> h.root-servers.net who is 128.63.2.53 passing out
> information that name for 129.24.180.180 is
> "CLINT'S\032COMP".  
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> But 129.24.180.180 in our dns database has different 
> name (all our names are valid and rfc952 compliant).  
> We don't have "CLINT'S\032COMP".  Our secondary on the 
> Internet does not pass this information either.
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> Why would root-name servers do this kind of things,
> or am I missing something here?

	129.24.180.180 asked for "CLINT'S COMP".  This was forwarded to
	the rootservers which then responed.  Go find the string
	"CLINT'S COMP" on 129.24.180.180 and stop it asking for bogus
	names.

	Mark
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> Thanks,
> Farid
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