Bind 9.2.3 and wildcard entries
Barry Margolin
barmar at alum.mit.edu
Tue Jul 20 20:30:04 UTC 2004
In article <cdjup4$2kgi$1 at sf1.isc.org>,
"Christopher T. Beers" <ctbeers at syr.edu> wrote:
> We are trying to create a quarantine network at Syracuse University. To
> support this, we are looking to configure DNS so that almost all entries
> point to a particular IP address (which has a website to help our troubled
> students).
>
> Anyhow we do this like this in Bind 9.2.1 on our current system:
>
> -----------
> ; this is the default record
> * IN A 128.230.18.61
> ; these hosts are then specifically permitted
> cms.syr.edu. IN A IP ADDRESS
> other.entries.that.we.really.want.to.resolve.correctly
>
> -----------
Some context is necessary -- what zone is loading this zone file?
>
> In 9.2.3 this does not work. Any chance this has something to do with ISC
> disabling Verisign SiteFinder services in the code? If so, are there any
> option that I can put in the named.conf or a patch to allow this to happen
> on our quarantine network?
>
> Also looks like bug id 1448 ([bug] Handle empty wildcards labels.) could
> have broken the functionality we need. Appreciate the help (and I am not
> subscribed to the list so please copy me on replies).
>
> Regards,
--
Barry Margolin, barmar at alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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