[nsd-users] REFUSED vs SERVFAIL

[Peter Koch]

Hi Anand,

> To me, BIND and Knot's responses seem more logical. They distinguish
> between the cases where a zone has simply not been configured, versus
> the case where the zone has gone bad for some reason. With NSD, one

I agree and I'd also like to see REFUSED for queries into deliberately not
served space, at least as a compile time option, or as a config parameter.

> can't tell. Is there a reason NSD returns SERVFAIL for unconfigured zones?

See appendix B.1 of doc/REQUIREMENTS.

-Peter