FORMERR from bind9 for reverse map for Ottawa dialup

[Michael Richardson]

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I appologize if this is a FAQ, but I can't find such a thing right now.

Is this among issues with djdns? Or another? I will complain to the ISP
who has hired this service as soon as I have the right ammunition.

marajade-[~] root 86 #named -version 
BIND 9.3.0s20021115

running as a local recursive name server, I have a process doing TXT
lookups on my reverse IP (a dialup from uu.net) and my local named9 is logging:

Aug 17 17:37:49 marajade named[401]: FORMERR resolving '155.157.10.64.in-addr.arpa/TXT/IN': 153.39.194.10#53
Aug 17 17:37:49 marajade named[401]: FORMERR resolving '155.157.10.64.in-addr.arpa/TXT/IN': 153.39.194.26#53
Aug 17 17:37:49 marajade named[401]: FORMERR resolving '155.157.10.64.in-addr.arpa/TXT/IN': 153.39.194.10#53
Aug 17 17:37:50 marajade named[401]: FORMERR resolving '155.157.10.64.in-addr.arpa/TXT/IN': 153.39.194.26#53
Aug 17 17:37:50 marajade named[401]: FORMERR resolving '155.157.10.64.in-addr.arpa/TXT/IN': 153.39.194.10#53
Aug 17 17:37:51 marajade named[401]: FORMERR resolving '155.157.10.64.in-addr.arpa/TXT/IN': 153.39.194.26#53
Aug 17 17:37:51 marajade named[401]: FORMERR resolving '155.157.10.64.in-addr.arpa/TXT/IN': 153.39.194.10#53
Aug 17 17:37:51 marajade named[401]: FORMERR resolving '155.157.10.64.in-addr.arpa/TXT/IN': 153.39.194.26#53

I do the equivalent lookup:

marajade-[/var/tmp] mcr 1009 %dig  155.157.10.64.in-addr.arpa. txt @153.39.194.10

; <<>> DiG 9.3.0s20021115 <<>> 155.157.10.64.in-addr.arpa. txt @153.39.194.10
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 42306
;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;155.157.10.64.in-addr.arpa.    IN      TXT

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
10.64.in-addr.arpa.     3600    IN      SOA     DIALDNS1.UU.NET. hostmaster.UU.NET. 18 3600 900 604800 3600

;; Query time: 406 msec
;; SERVER: 153.39.194.10#53(153.39.194.10)
;; WHEN: Sun Aug 17 17:40:08 2003
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 106

Looking for version.bind. on that server gives me nothing, so I assume it is
not bind.

Some tcpdump:

17:37:17.927332 (tos 0x0, ttl 64, length: 83) 64.10.157.155.32768 > 153.39.194.10.53: [udp sum ok]  5832 [1au] TXT? 155.157.10.64.in-addr.arpa. ar: . OPT UDPsize=2048 (55) (DF)
17:37:18.322624 (tos 0x0, ttl 244, length: 145) 153.39.194.10.53 > 64.10.157.155.32768: [udp sum ok]  5832*-% q: TXT? 155.157.10.64.in-addr.arpa. 0/1/1 ns: 10.64.in-addr.arpa. SOA DIALDNS1.UU.NET. hostmaster.UU.NET. 18 3600 900 604800 3600 ar: . OPT UDPsize=4096 (117) (DF)

I.e. I am getting a referral from a server that is supposed to be
authoritative. Note that it is authoritative for other record types!

marajade-[/var/tmp] mcr 1018 %dig 155.157.10.64.in-addr.arpa. ptr @153.39.194.10

; <<>> DiG 9.3.0s20021115 <<>> 155.157.10.64.in-addr.arpa. ptr @153.39.194.10
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 42150
;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 4, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;155.157.10.64.in-addr.arpa.    IN      PTR

;; ANSWER SECTION:
155.157.10.64.in-addr.arpa. 3600 IN     PTR     1Cust155.tnt4.ottawa.on.da.uu.net.

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