Errors loading zones in 8.2.3

[Mark.Andrews at nominum.com]

	There is a OS bug that you are hitting in the ctype support.
	
	While we could work around this particular instance of the
	bug there are other less visible places in the code where
	it occurs that we can't work around.  Hence we leave it
	there so people discover they need to get there OS fixed.

	We have repeatedly requested from SCO that they supply
	patch information but they have yet to do so.

	File a bug report with SCO.  When you get the patch
	please let bind-bugs at isc.org know so we can add it to
	the release notes.

	Mark

> 
> Running BIND-8.2.3 on SCO OpenServer 5.0.5, I receive the following
> errors in my syslog file.
> (Note: all information was changed to provide anonymity for the server
> having these problems.)
> 
> Feb 27 13:20:06 myhost named[9152]: starting
> (/usr/local/named/named.conf).
>   named 8.2.3-REL Mon Feb 12 15:42:34 CST 2001 
> root at myhost.mydomain.net:/usr/lo
> cal/software/bind-8.2.3/src/bin/named
> Feb 27 13:20:06 myhost named[9152]: named.hosts:3: expected a TTL, got
> "86400"
> Feb 27 13:20:06 myhost named[9152]: named.hosts:3: $TTL bad TTL value
> error near
>  (mydomain.net)
> Feb 27 13:20:06 myhost named[9152]: Zone "mydomain.net" (file
> named.hosts): No d
> efault TTL ($TTL <value>) set, using SOA minimum instead
> Feb 27 13:20:06 myhost named[9152]: named.hosts:6: expected a TTL, got
> "43200"
> Feb 27 13:20:06 myhost named[9152]: named.hosts:6: expected a TTL, got
> "1800"
> Feb 27 13:20:06 myhost named[9152]: named.hosts:7: expected a TTL, got
> "1814400"
> Feb 27 13:20:06 myhost named[9152]: named.hosts:8: expected a TTL, got
> "129600"
> Feb 27 13:20:06 myhost named[9152]: named.hosts: WARNING SOA expire
> value is les
> s than SOA refresh+retry (600 < 600+600)
> Feb 27 13:20:06 myhost named[9152]: named.hosts: WARNING SOA expire
> value is les
> s than refresh + 10 * retry (600 < (600 + 10 * 600))
> Feb 27 13:20:06 myhost named[9152]: named.hosts: WARNING SOA expire
> value is les
> s than 7 days (600)
> Feb 27 13:20:06 myhost named[9152]: named.hosts: WARNING SOA refresh
> value is le
> ss than 2 * retry (600 < 600 * 2)
> Feb 27 13:20:06 myhost named[9152]: master zone "mydomain.net" (IN)
> rejected due
>  to errors (serial 2001022709)
> Feb 27 13:20:06 myhost named[9152]: hint zone "" (IN) loaded (serial 0)
> Feb 27 13:20:06 myhost named[9152]: listening on [1.2.3.4].53 (net0)
> Feb 27 13:20:06 myhost named[9152]: Forwarding source address is
> [0.0.0.0].2345
> Feb 27 13:20:06 myhost named[9153]: Ready to answer queries.
> 
> Here are the configuration files that produce the above results.
> -- named.conf
> options {
>         directory "/usr/local/named";
>         statistics-interval 0;
>         listen-on {
>                 1.2.3.4;
>                 127.0.0.1;
>                 };
> };
> 
> logging {
>         category lame-servers { null; };
>         category cname { null; };
> };
> 
> zone "mydomain.net" in { type master; file "named.hosts"; };
> zone "." in { type hint; file "root.cache"; };
> 
> -- named.hosts
> $ORIGIN mydomain.net.
> 
> $TTL            86400
> @               IN SOA  myhost.mydomain.net.
> postmaster.myhost.mydomain.net. (
>                         2001022709
>                         43200
>                         1800
>                         1814400
>                         129600 )
>                 NS      myhost.mydomain.net.
> 
> mydomain.net.   A       1.2.3.4
> myhost          A       1.2.3.4
> ftp             CNAME   myhost
> 
> ; Mail exchange record
> mydomain.net.   MX      0       myhost.mydomain.net.
> 
> ; Send our info upstream
> mydomain.net.   NS      theirhost.dnsdomain.net.
> 
> 
> Finally, I have a similar configuration running on a SCO OpenServer
> 5.0.4 with no problems.  In fact, I copied the binaries over from that
> server and have the same results.
> 
> If you need more information, please let me know.  If you can help me in
> any way, I would appreciate it so that I can upgrade my BIND to the
> latest stable version.
> 
> TIA,
> Travis Rayhons
> Dordt College
> 
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