[rbldnsd] I HATE BIND - please help

[furio ercolessi]

On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 11:33:29AM +0000, Chris. wrote:
> On Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:24:12 -0600, Lyle Giese wrote...
> 
> [...]
> >> performing:
> >> # dig @my.internet.routable.IP blackhole.nospammers.NET
> >> 
> >> ;; Got answer:
> >> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 25600
> >> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
> >> 
> >> As does:
> >> # dig @my.internet.routable.IP 2.0.0.127.blackhole.nospammers.NET
> >> 
> >> or:
> >> # dig @my.internet.routable.IP 3.0.0.127.blackhole.nospammers.NET
> >> 
> >> or:
> >> # dig @my.internet.routable.IP 209.172.152.4
> >> 4.152.172.209.blackhole.nospammers.NET
> >> 
> >> or:
> >> # dig @my.internet.routable.IP 209.172.152.4.blackhole.nospammers.NET
> >> 
> >> The RBLDNSD logs all return:
> >> 1204196617 111.222.333.444 999.888.777.666.blackhole.nospammers.COM A
> >> IN: REFUSED/0/61
> >> 
> >> or:
> >> 1204196617 111.222.333.444 999.888.777.666.blackhole.nospammers.COM
> >> TXT IN: REFUSED/0/61

One thing that is not entirely clear is why you are querying 
blackhole.nospammers.NET but then find refused blackhole.nospammers.COM
entries in the logs.  Is blackhole.nospammers.COM served too?

furio