[rbldnsd] I HATE BIND - please help

[Amos Jeffries]

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>>
>> Conclusion; there is one notabe difference I believe worth
>> mentioning between your /suggested/ commandline; the /lack/
>> of defining the PID file. I conclude that the RBLDNSD was
>> unable to properly communicate on it's socket because the
>> PID file was out of it's reach - /var/run/rbldnsd.pid
>> working dir: /usr/local/etc/rbldnsd/
> 
> My conlusion was wrong.!
> Fact is: .COM != .com
> Meaning: the RBLDNSD appears to always use lowercase. Even
> though the config/zone claimed .COM; the BIND claimed .COM;
> the RBLDNSD speaks on .com - /not/ .COM. I read an RFC on
> this very subject, but can't recall the number. Anyway,
> best practice with the RBLDNSD; use lowercase.
> 
> Having changed the startup command to use:
> blackhole.nospammers.com fixes the whole mess. Everything
> works as expected/desired. :)
> Let that be a lesson to others, and maybe an additional
> entry into the RBLDNSD man page - ALWAYS USE lowerCASE - ALWAYS.
> 
> --Chris H
> 

ROFL! oh this is tooo funny.

I think its safe to say we all assumed that your use of .COM was to 
emphasise the com/net difference. Not the actual lettering.

The DNS RFC specify that domains should only exist non-case-sensitive, 
and client software should be converting down to lower case to be sure 
of comunication. One of the tools you have there is broken in this regard.

Amos