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List:       djbdns
Subject:    Re: unable to parse AXFR results: protocol error
From:       David Benfell <benfell () parts-unknown ! org>
Date:       2001-07-30 19:55:59
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Hello all,

I guess after the initial problem, the other problems were all on the
other ends.  It's all working now, thanks!

On Mon, Jul 30, 2001 at 11:23:17AM -0700, David Benfell wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Thanks for the response!
> 
> On Mon, Jul 30, 2001 at 11:32:54AM +0100, Jonathan de Boyne Pollard wrote:
> > DB> earth:~ # /usr/local/bin/tcpclient 63.94.255.141 53 /usr/local/bin/axfr-get . \
> > horizonpr.com-data horizonpr.com-data.tmp 
> > Is the first argument to "axfr-get" that you gave above *really* 
> > the name of the domain whose data you wish to transfer ?  It seems
> > unlikely, especially if the source DNS server is running BIND (since
> > the "." domain will usually have a separate "zone file" all of its
> > own).  Your choices of filenames are strong indicators that it
> > isn't, too.
> > 
> Oh.  I missed that part somehow.  I recall that the dot in the example
> I saw seemed mysterious, but that's what it said.
> 
> > If someone wants you to use "zone transfer" replication to replicate 
> > their DNS database content off their servers, they *must* tell you 
> > what domain they wish you to perform the zone transfer for.  If they 
> > haven't told you the domain name, ask them for it.  If they have told 
> > you, use that name.  Don't just pick any old name and hope that it 
> > will work.
> > 
> Okay, so here's what I get with two domains.  starshine.org uses bind.
> horizonpr.com uses something called maradns which I've never heard of
> before:
> 
> earth:/etc/tinydns/root # /usr/local/bin/tcpclient 216.240.40.167 53 \
>                 /usr/local/bin/axfr-get starshine.org starshine.org-data \
>                 starshine.org-data.tmp
> tcpclient: unable to connect to 216.240.40.167 port 53: timed out
> earth:/etc/tinydns/root # /usr/local/bin/tcpclient 63.94.255.141 53 \
>                 /usr/local/bin/axfr-get horizonpr.com horizonpr.com-data \
>                 horizonpr.com-data.tmp
> axfr-get: fatal: unable to parse AXFR results: protocol error
> 
> -- 
> David Benfell
> benfell@parts-unknown.org
> ---
> Resume available at http://www.parts-unknown.org/resume.html



-- 
David Benfell
benfell@parts-unknown.org
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