Re: host tool used for RIPE hostcounts

[Jim Reid <]

>>>>> "Olafur" == Olafur Osvaldsson oli@localhost writes:

    Olafur> We've been using the host tool from ftp.ripe.net for the
    Olafur> hostcounts since I don't remember when but noticed some
    Olafur> strange behaviour this month.

    Olafur> We got a bunch of these errors:

    Olafur>  *** incomplete resource record for
    Olafur> ppp129-110.islandssimi.is, offset 8186 ;; response
    Olafur> truncated to 8192 bytes ;; got answer, 23618 bytes: ;;
    Olafur> ns_initparse: Message too long *** expand error in
    Olafur> resource record for islandssimi.is, offset 8186


    Olafur> After some diging it looks like this only happens when
    Olafur> transfering from nameservers with version 9 of bind, wich
    Olafur> seems to be sending the whole transfer at once instead of
    Olafur> sending one RR at a time like bind 8 does.

Er not quite. The default mode for zone transfers in BIND9 is
many-answers. It tries to pack as many RRs into each packet as
possible -- not necessarily the whole zone! -- instead of just one RR
at a time.

Who maintains that host program now? ISTR Brad Knowles mumbling
something about taking on that responsibility.