david brett wrote:
The reason for our confusion is the named.conf file does not have any forwarders configured or '"." zone' configured? A file named.ca does exist in the root data directory for bind.
If your question is how can Bind resolve the root NS addresses without explicit definition of hint zone, the answer is simple: the root hints are compiled into the binary.
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