MultiNet ECO kit available: NAMED-040_A051

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MultiNet ECO kit announcement

The following ECO kit is now available for MultiNet:

    ECO:          NAMED-040_A051
    Description:  Implement latest ISC security patch
    Release date: 29-JUL-2008
    Ranking:      0
    Max ranking:  0
    Versions:     V5.1A,V5.0A
    Requisites:   

  ftp://ftp.multinet.process.com/patches/multinet051/named-040_a051.zip

To search the MultiNet ECO database, please visit the following URL:

        http://www.multinet.process.com/eco.html

For more information, contact Process Software via:

     E-mail:    support@xxxxxxxxxxx
     Phone:     1-800-394-8700

The ECO kit README contents are below.

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NAMED-040_A051 - NAMED ECO kit Rev 4.0 for MultiNet V5.1A       29-JUL-2008 

    Copyright © 2008 Process Software, LLC
 
    This kit updates MultiNet versions 5.1 Rev A and 5.0 Rev A-X with a new 
    version of NAMED.EXE.
  
    The ranking for this ECO is 0. The overall ranking for it is 0.

    The following changes have been made in this kit:

    NAMED-040_A051 -- ECO Rank 0
    ----------------------------
    - Implement latest ISC security patch.  ISC released updates to
      combat a potential attack exploiting weaknesses in the DNS
      protocol which can enable the poisoning of caching recursive
      resolvers with spoofed data.  Bind 8.4.2 has been updated to
      8.4.2-p1 with this random source port scheme.
                (D/E 10750)

    This kit also includes :

    NAMED-031_A051 -- ECO Rank 3
    ----------------------------
    - Corrects variable initialization error found during testing of -030 kit

    NAMED-030_A051 -- ECO Rank 3
    ----------------------------
    - Implement functionality which forces the nameserver to return only 
        the top-rated (least busy) host IP address in a cluster service 
        environment.  This will occur when the system logical 
        MULTINET_CLUSTER_SERVICE_BEST_ANSWER is defined.
      (DE 10520 ECO NAMED-030_A051) ECO Rank: 3

    NAMED-020_A051 -- ECO Rank 2
    ----------------------------
    - Implements Bind 8.3 enhancement which increases nameserver chaining
        distance from 1 to 3.  Solves recursive resolution problem with
        remote nameservers.
      (DE 10487 ECO NAMED-020_A051) ECO Rank: 2


    NAMED-010_A051 -- ECO Rank 2
    ----------------------------
    - Correct an error which can cause NAMED to get an ACCVIO on Itanium
      systems. (DE 10156)

    You need to restart the Nameserver for these changes to take effect.  The
    following command will do it:
        $ MULTINET NETCONTROL DOMAINNAME RESTART


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