Re: CNAME lookup failure started

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On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 10:56 AM, David I. Bell <[email protected]> wrote:

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> I have noticed the same CNAME deferral problem crop up for
> ix.netcom.com (and a few other domains) lately.  I already have the
> buffer size patch installed and that's not the source of the problem.
> The problem appears to have something to do with the DNS servers for
> the domains causing problems.  The qmail dns.c code uses T_ANY in the
> dns_cname() function.  Change that to a T_CNAME and life gets better.
>  I presume there was a good reason for using type T_ANY in the
> dns_cname() function instead of T_CNAME.  Can someone explain?
>
> - David
>

I only see one place in dns.c with T_ANY (line 214) and one T_CNAME (line
220), changing T_ANY would not break any part of qmail? I guess you have it
that way for a while?

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<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 10:56 AM, David I. Bell =
<span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]=
m</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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<div class=3D"im">=A0</div>I have noticed the same CNAME deferral problem c=
rop up for<br><a href=3D"http://ix.netcom.com/" target=3D"_blank">ix.netcom=
.com</a> (and a few other domains) lately. =A0I already have the<br>buffer =
size patch installed and that&#39;s not the source of the problem.<br>
The problem appears to have something to do with the DNS servers for<br>the=
 domains causing problems. =A0The qmail dns.c code uses T_ANY in the<br>dns=
_cname() function. =A0Change that to a T_CNAME and life gets better.<br>=A0=
I presume there was a good reason for using type T_ANY in the<br>
dns_cname() function instead of T_CNAME. =A0Can someone explain?<br><font c=
olor=3D"#888888"><br>- David<br></font></blockquote></div>
<div><br>I only see=A0one place in dns.c with T_ANY (line 214) and one T_CN=
AME (line 220),=A0changing=A0T_ANY would not break any part of qmail? I gue=
ss you have it that way for a while?</div>
<div>=A0</div>

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