[rbldnsd] I HATE BIND - please help

[Chris.]

On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:19:44 +1300, Amos Jeffries wrote...

> 
> <snip>
>>> 
>>> 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.

RFC4343, 1034, 1035, and 2181

>> 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
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