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From: "Brian A. Davis" <bridavis@×××××××.net>
To: gentoo-server@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-server] lots of: named FORMERR resolving 'DOMAIN.COM/A/IN'
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:35:52
Message-Id: 46E00016.4080907@comcast.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-server] lots of: named FORMERR resolving 'DOMAIN.COM/A/IN' by Christian Parpart
1 I don't have a hint for you, however I do see the same thing. It's
2 never caused problems, but it indeed annoying.
3
4 Christian Parpart wrote:
5 > Hi all,
6 >
7 > i'm getting the following error in my syslog - which even kindly floods it:
8 >
9 > [...]
10 > Sep 6 10:40:24 lisl named[14602]: FORMERR resolving 's.clickability.com/A/IN': 77.74.232.44#53
11 > Sep 6 10:40:24 lisl named[14602]: FORMERR resolving 's.clickability.com/A/IN': 212.7.128.165#53
12 > Sep 6 10:40:28 lisl named[14602]: FORMERR resolving 'xing.com.102.112.2o7.net/A/IN': 77.74.232.44#53
13 > Sep 6 10:40:41 lisl named[14602]: FORMERR resolving 'hemartin.blogspot.com/A/IN': 77.74.232.44#53
14 > Sep 6 10:40:41 lisl named[14602]: FORMERR resolving 'hemartin.blogspot.com/A/IN': 212.7.128.165#53
15 > Sep 6 10:40:41 lisl named[14602]: FORMERR resolving 'blogspot.l.google.com/A/IN': 77.74.232.44#53
16 > Sep 6 10:40:41 lisl named[14602]: FORMERR resolving 'feeds.feedburner.com/A/IN': 77.74.232.44#53
17 > [...]
18 >
19 > so, i googled around a bit, and found that the remote name server does not support/understand
20 > the incoming request, that is, resolving one of the above records to A (IPv4 address),
21 > which is kinda unbelievable.
22 >
23 > so how get i rid of these messages then?
24 > does anyone have a hint here?
25 >
26 > Thanks in advance,
27 > Christian Parpart.
28 >
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