Agreed, using outdated built in hints and diligent logging does cause a minor annoyance (minor as it can be filtered after verifying the incident), so there is merit in updating even if automatic updates might not make sense. For example, an unfiltered log from a production resolver of ours would like to say the following :)
21-Sep-2016 00:01:02.859 general: warning: checkhints: l.root-servers.net/AAAA (2001:500:9f::42) missing from hints 21-Sep-2016 00:01:02.859 general: warning: checkhints: l.root-servers.net/AAAA (2001:500:3::42) extra record in hints 21-Sep-2016 00:01:03.580 general: warning: checkhints: l.root-servers.net/AAAA (2001:500:9f::42) missing from hints 21-Sep-2016 00:01:03.580 general: warning: checkhints: l.root-servers.net/AAAA (2001:500:3::42) extra record in hints 21-Sep-2016 00:01:05.102 general: warning: checkhints: l.root-servers.net/AAAA (2001:500:9f::42) missing from hints 21-Sep-2016 00:01:05.102 general: warning: checkhints: l.root-servers.net/AAAA (2001:500:3::42) extra record in hints 21-Sep-2016 00:01:05.174 general: warning: checkhints: l.root-servers.net/AAAA (2001:500:9f::42) missing from hints 21-Sep-2016 00:01:05.174 general: warning: checkhints: l.root-servers.net/AAAA (2001:500:3::42) extra record in hints 21-Sep-2016 00:01:06.087 general: warning: checkhints: l.root-servers.net/AAAA (2001:500:9f::42) missing from hints -Michael -----Original Message----- From: bind-users [mailto:bind-users-boun...@lists.isc.org] On Behalf Of Matus UHLAR - fantomas Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 7:32 AM To: bind-users@lists.isc.org Subject: Re: root.hind or named.hint file update >Pol Hallen <bin...@fuckaround.org> wrote: >> >> is it recommend put a cron script for auto-update root.hind and named.hint >> db? On 23.09.16 12:54, Tony Finch wrote: >No, it's best not to have a hints file and just use the one built in to BIND. i would not say that... it's better to use builtin hints file than having outdated hints file. But if someone does care about hints file, it's better to have current version, when the builtin one is older. -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, uh...@fantomas.sk ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. - Have you got anything without Spam in it? - Well, there's Spam egg sausage and Spam, that's not got much Spam in it. _______________________________________________ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users _______________________________________________ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users
