I am trying to understand "format error" messages like this one from BIND 9.7.0-P1:
Apr 15 15:36:02 dnsserver.it.anl.gov named[8662]: [ID 873579 daemon.notice] DNS format error from 209.234.234.42#53 resolving markets.nytimes.wallst.com/AAAA for client 164.54.214.14#13132: invalid response dnsserver% dig markets.nytimes.wallst.com @209.234.224.42 ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> markets.nytimes.wallst.com @209.234.224.42 ; (1 server found) ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch ;; got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4 ;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUERY SECTION: ;; markets.nytimes.wallst.com, type = A, class = IN ;; ANSWER SECTION: markets.nytimes.wallst.com. 1M IN A 209.234.225.89 ;; Total query time: 56 msec ;; FROM: dnsserver.it.anl.gov to SERVER: 209.234.224.42 209.234.224.42 ;; WHEN: Thu Apr 15 15:36:39 2010 ;; MSG SIZE sent: 44 rcvd: 60 dnsserver% dig markets.nytimes.wallst.com @209.234.224.42 AAAA ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> markets.nytimes.wallst.com @209.234.224.42 AAAA ; (1 server found) ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch ;; got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4 ;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUERY SECTION: ;; markets.nytimes.wallst.com, type = AAAA, class = IN ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: wallst.com. 1M IN SOA lb-www-p1-bb2-01.mgmt.local. hostmaster.lb-www-p1-bb2-01.mgmt.local. ( 390 ; serial 3H ; refresh 1H ; retry 1W ; expiry 1M ) ; minimum ;; Total query time: 56 msec ;; FROM: dnsserver.it.anl.gov to SERVER: 209.234.224.42 209.234.224.42 ;; WHEN: Thu Apr 15 15:36:56 2010 ;; MSG SIZE sent: 44 rcvd: 118 dnsserver% I do not see what the error is in the response to the AAAA query. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry S. Finkel Computing and Information Systems Division Argonne National Laboratory Phone: +1 (630) 252-7277 9700 South Cass Avenue Facsimile:+1 (630) 252-4601 Building 240, Room 5.B.8 Internet: bsfin...@anl.gov Argonne, IL 60439-4828 IBMMAIL: I1004994 _______________________________________________ bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users