named hangs

[Danny Mayer]

Almond, Cathy wrote:
> Hi Latif,
> 
> You'll need to discuss HP's future BIND porting plans directly with
> HP through the offical support process - I'm not able to comment
> here.
> 
> For the actual problem, I would advise downloading the HP-UX version
> of BIND 9.3.2 from software.hp.com so that you can contact HP for
> assistance if you are still experiencing the same hangs.  (If you
> prefer instead to persevere with your own compiled version of BIND,
> then it's possible that the latest pthreads patch will help stabilise
> it - as it might other similar applications - but you'll have to
> decide what's best for you to do).
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Cathy Almond ----------------------- Hewlett-Packard Limited

A better solution would be to pull the latest copy of BIND 9.4.x from
ISC and build it yourself. There's no reason to wait around for HP to
get around to making it available. At least you will know what you're
getting. HP shouldn't be shipping software that old.

Danny