nsupdate buffer

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> 	I had a script go berserk and nsupdate got a file
> consisting of about 50,000 adds which caused a buffer overflow
> error and mercifully no changes.
> 
> What is the largest sized file
> of changes that one can use under nsupdate?
> 
> 	We sometimes make blocks of adds and deletions which
> might cover over a thousand Address records, but 50,000 is 
> a wee bit much so I am not surprised that nsupdate croaked, but
> how likely is it to choke on a more down-to-Earth file?
> 
> 	Thank you.
> 
> Martin McCormick WB5AGZ  Stillwater, OK 
> OSU Center for Computing and Information Services Network Operations Group
> 

	Whatever will fit in 64k DNS message.

	Mark
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