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Date:      17 Sep 2003 13:47:38 -0800
From:      "W.D. McKinney" <dee@akwireless.net>
To:        freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Re[2]: Verisign fun.
Message-ID:  <1063835258.6538.245.camel@papa.wdm.com>
In-Reply-To: <48322287.20030917233959@blue.calx.nl>
References:  <20030917081828.GC43577@mccaffrey.house.so14k.com> <48322287.20030917233959@blue.calx.nl>

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I saw that on the ISC bind9-users list also. We have moved off our bind9
servers to djbdns a couple days agao and there are patches for that
version also, but we have decided to let the dust settle as impact is
minimal right now.

I always say, "Only the experienced walk with a limp."

Dee


On Wed, 2003-09-17 at 13:39, Walter Hop wrote:
> [in reply to secabeen@pobox.com, 17-9-2003]
> 
> >> I don't know about you guys but the verisign redirecting all
> >> unregistered .com/.net domains is annoying. Someone pointed this out to
> >> me.
> >>
> >> http://achurch.org/bind-verisign-patch.html
> >
> > If you want to do something like this, here's the official ISC patch:
> >
> > http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/delegation-only.html
> 
> If you do this patch, test it carefully. I have had serious resolution
> problems with the patch on FreeBSD 4.8, and somebody else on bind9-users
> with Solaris had the same.
> 
> Unless you host applications or networks that break, I would suggest
> waiting a few days to see if an updated version becomes available.
> 
> I am nullrouting the IP addresses of Verisign's spam webservers for now.
> 
> cheers,
> walter



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