Subject: Re: CVS commit: src/etc
To: None <itojun@netbsd.org>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: source-changes
Date: 03/23/2006 09:43:40
Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino <itojun@netbsd.org> writes:
> Modified Files:
> 	src/etc: named.conf
>
> Log Message:
> disable recursion by attackers (yes, attackers do use recursion to
> perform DoS).
>

If we're going to take this seriously, then there should be some sort
of security advisory to note to people that they should only allow
recursion from local networks, and we probably should note something
in our upgrade documents.

Perry