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Date:      Thu, 14 May 1998 11:54:56 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net>
To:        fullermd@futuresouth.com (Matthew D. Fuller)
Cc:        isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: named messages
Message-ID:  <199805141854.LAA19032@Gatekeeper.Alameda.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980514131342.19536h-100000@shell.futuresouth.com> from "Matthew D. Fuller" at "May 14, 98 01:16:53 pm"

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> OK, it's not FreeBSD related, but I imagine there's someone here who knows
> what these strange messages we've been getting from named mean.
> 
> Most are of the form:
> ns named[pid]: ns_resp: TCP truncated: "some.domain.we.dont.serve" IN A
> some instead show a "1.2.3.4.in-addr-arpa" IN PTR (with of course a real
> domain and real IP).  Is this a problem on someone else's end trying to
> secondary a domain we don't serve off us, or what?
> Usually happen either every hour, every half hour, or every 20 minutes or
> so, randomly switching between intervals.

I have the "TCP truncated" messages too. And all for "hostspace.com". They
have hundreds of A records (repeating themself even) in their zone file.
I talked with them, they said they have a reason for it, but weren't telling
me why.

> 
> Thoughts?
> 
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Ulf.

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