BIND fix for VeriSign's unregistered domain redirections?

[Lowell Gilbert]

"liquid" <liquid at homebass.ca> writes:

> Any fix for BIND 8 in the near future?

Maybe.

> Also, anyone know of a workaround for BIND 8 at this time?  If I were to
> simply install bind9 on my system from the ports, does it in fact simply
> overwrite the "default" installation included with FreeBSD?

No.  It installs it under /usr/local.

> Right now, I've blocked off verisign's IP.  I don't know how effective
> that is though.

"Not very" to "moderately," depending on your goals.