error with zone file & adding TXT record

[Peter DrakeUnderkoffler]

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what does named-checkzone tell you?


Brent wrote:
| Peter,
| Thank you for your reply. My mistake the actual entry doesn't contain an A
| record..here is actually what is there for an entry
|
|                 IN TXT  "v=spf1 mx ptr include:gmpexpress.net ~all"
|                 IN TXT  "v=spf1 a -all"
|
|
| this works fine on one of the DNS servers however the one im using to test
| with gives the following error after "rndc reload"
|
|
| Oct 12 15:03:30 abbot named[12225]: [ID 873579 local5.error] Oct 12
| 15:03:30.291 general: error: zone gmpexpress.net/IN: loading master file
| fwd/gmpexpress.net: unknown class/type
|
|
| any thoughts ?
|
|
| --
| Brent
|
|
| ---------- Original Message -----------
| From: Peter DrakeUnderkoffler <pcd at xinupro.com>
| To: Brent <mrb at bmyster.com>
| Cc: bind-users at isc.org
| Sent: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 14:54:28 -0400
| Subject: Re: error with zone file & adding TXT record
|
|
| Brent,
|
| There shouldn't be any bind server that would accept those records
| as there are to types specified, "A" and "TXT"  These are mutually
| exclusive.  Remove the "A" from the record and you should be in good
| shape.
|
| Thanks
| Peter DrakeUnderkoffler
|
| Brent wrote:
| | Im using bind 9.2.4rc7  and when i try to add a TXT record to one
| of our zone | files i get the following after rndc/ reload | | ------
| ---------------------------------------- | named local5.error
| general: error zone testdomain.com/IN: loading master file |
| fwd/testdomain.com: unknown class/type | ----------------------------
| ------------------ | | (i replaced the actual domain with a fake but
| the error is the same) | | anywho here is what im trying to add to
| the zone file. | ------------------------- | |    300  IN  A    TXT
| "v=spf1 mx ptr include:testdomain.com ~all" |    300  IN  A    TXT
| "v=spf1 a -all" | | ------------------------- | | after adding this
| to the zone file and reload named I get the above error. | However i
| have another DNS server under my control that TXT records do work..
| | is this is something that is to do with this version of bind OR do
| i have to | do something that will turn this feature on ? | | any
| thoughts or help is greatly appreciated | | | | | ----- | Brent | | |
|

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