TXT records

Mark_Andrews at isc.org Mark_Andrews at isc.org
Mon Mar 4 03:34:55 UTC 2002


> I am having a problem in updating a TXT record using res_update query in
> BIND 8.2.3, it gives me a FORMERR, I have set the class to IN, type t-
> T_TXT and the RR owner that is the r_dname parameter to
> host.blr.novell.com and the r_data parameter to the text string
> "something", but it gives me a format error in the r_data part saying 
> 
> host.blr.novell.com.  1D IN TXT  ""\#(            ; RR format error
>         73 6f 6d 65 74 68 69 6e 67 00 )         ; something.
> ;; Querying server (# 1) address = 164.99.148.240
> ;; got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: UPDATE, status: FORMERR, id: 21228
> ;; flags: qr; ZONE: 0, PREREQUISITE: 0, UPDATE: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0       
>  
> 
> Could somebody tell me how to solve this. I have been stuck with it for
> quite some time.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> Nitin Khurana.
> 

	Well it looks like the resolver library is ancient (pre 8.2).

 546.   [bug]           nsupdate didn't handle HINFO,ISDN,TXT,X25 correctly.

	Just because named is more recent, don't assume the resolver library
	has been updated.

	Mark
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