BIND 8.3.0 odditiy

[Richard Hopkins]

Since upgrading to 8.3.0, I've found that I'm no longer able to resolve 
host names within some (OK, one that I've been made aware of) domains. If I 
revert to 8.2.5, then I can once again resolve without problem.

The one domain I'm aware of is bookaholic.co.uk. With 8.3.0, I consisently 
get failures...

> server ncs.bris.ac.uk.
Default Server:  ncs.bris.ac.uk
Address:  137.222.10.36

> www.bookaholic.co.uk.
Server:  ncs.bris.ac.uk
Address:  137.222.10.36

*** ncs.bris.ac.uk can't find www.bookaholic.co.uk.: No response from server
> set type=mx
> bookaholic.co.uk.
Server:  ncs.bris.ac.uk
Address:  137.222.10.36

*** ncs.bris.ac.uk can't find bookaholic.co.uk.: No response from server
> set type=ns
> bookaholic.co.uk.
Server:  ncs.bris.ac.uk
Address:  137.222.10.36

*** ncs.bris.ac.uk can't find bookaholic.co.uk.: No response from server


...while with 8.2.5...
Default Server:  localhost
Address:  127.0.0.1

> www.bookaholic.co.uk.
Server:  localhost
Address:  127.0.0.1

Name:    www.bookaholic.co.uk
Addresses:  195.147.246.231, 195.147.246.235

> set type=mx
> bookaholic.co.uk.
Server:  localhost
Address:  127.0.0.1

bookaholic.co.uk        preference = 10, mail exchanger = 
mx1.bookaholic.co.uk
bookaholic.co.uk        preference = 10, mail exchanger = 
mx2.bookaholic.co.uk
bookaholic.co.uk        preference = 10, mail exchanger = 
mx3.bookaholic.co.uk
bookaholic.co.uk        preference = 10, mail exchanger = 
mx0.bookaholic.co.uk
bookaholic.co.uk        nameserver = map1.dns.gxn.net
bookaholic.co.uk        nameserver = map2.dns.gxn.net
bookaholic.co.uk        nameserver = map3.dns.gxn.net
bookaholic.co.uk        nameserver = map4.dns.gxn.net
mx0.bookaholic.co.uk    internet address = 195.147.246.49
mx1.bookaholic.co.uk    internet address = 195.147.246.220
mx2.bookaholic.co.uk    internet address = 195.147.246.224
mx3.bookaholic.co.uk    internet address = 195.147.246.36
> set type=ns
> bookaholic.co.uk.
Server:  localhost
Address:  127.0.0.1

Non-authoritative answer:
bookaholic.co.uk        nameserver = map4.dns.gxn.net
bookaholic.co.uk        nameserver = map1.dns.gxn.net
bookaholic.co.uk        nameserver = map2.dns.gxn.net
bookaholic.co.uk        nameserver = map3.dns.gxn.net

Authoritative answers can be found from:
map4.dns.gxn.net        internet address = 195.224.255.34
map1.dns.gxn.net        internet address = 195.224.255.22
map2.dns.gxn.net        internet address = 195.224.255.26
map3.dns.gxn.net        internet address = 195.224.255.30

This is consistent on all the servers I've looked at (9); if they're 
running 8.3.0 then they fail to resolve; if they're running 8.2.5 then they 
don't.

Anyone got any ideas what the problem might be?

Cheers,


Richard Hopkins,
Information Services,
Computer Centre,
University of Bristol,
Bristol, BS8 1UD, UK

Tel +44 117 928 7859
Fax +44 117 929 1576

RFC-822: Richard.Hopkins at bristol.ac.uk