Highlights vs. BIND 8.2.3:

        Fixes long-standing protocol incompatibility in DNSSEC support.
        Avoids fwd'ing to root name servers if response will be rejected.
        new port/cygwin contributed by s_c_biggsbigfoot.com.
        new contrib/mdnkit (V1.3) from author.
        new contrib/adm from official ftp site.
        new contrib/host from author.
        new contrib/dnsp from author.
        fixed file descriptor leak in resolver.
        numerous portability improvements.
        numerous bug fixes.

the distribution files are:

ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind/src/8.2.4/bind-src.tar.gz
ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind/src/8.2.4/bind-doc.tar.gz
ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind/src/8.2.4/bind-contrib.tar.gz

the pgp signature files are:

ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind/src/8.2.4/bind-src.tar.gz.asc
ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind/src/8.2.4/bind-doc.tar.gz.asc
ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind/src/8.2.4/bind-contrib.tar.gz.asc

the md5 checksums are:

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top of CHANGES says:

        --- 8.2.4-REL released --- (Wed May 9 14:36:23 PDT 2001)

1212. [bug] some function declarations wern't protected by
                        __BEGIN_DECL/__END_DECL in resolv.h.

1211. [port] next: openstep is now supported as well as nextstep.

1210. [port] add: SCO Unix 5.0.6.

1209. [port] winnt: issues.

        --- 8.2.4-T2B released --- (Thu May 3 05:48:14 PDT 2001)

1207. [contrib] new h2n from author.

1206. [bug] ixfr_getdelta() uninitialised variable used.

1205. [bug] parse_cert_rr() passes wrong buffer size to b64_pton().

1204. [bug] memory leak: pathname leaked specifing controls unix.

1203. [bug] detect corrupted ixfr logs.

1202. [bug] memory leak: dynamic update was leaking.

1200. [bug] memory leak: when following CNAMES from of req_query().

1199. [bug] memory leak: when defining keys.

1195. [bug] memory leak: include in named.conf leaked file name.

1194. [port] MPE/IX port updated by Mark Bixby of the
                        HP CSY MPE/iX Internet & Interoperability Team.

1193. [port] winnt: path separator.

1192. [bug] winnt: fix accept failures.

1191. [port] winnt: a CLI tool for controling named 'BINDcmd' now
                        exists.

1190. [contrib] nslint upgraded from 1.5.1 to 2.0.2 (by author).

1189. [port] redo #1146 to cope w/ differing gettimeofday()
                        function signatures.

1188. [bug] memory leak when removing multiple records via dynamic
                        updates.

        --- 8.2.4-T1B released --- (Thu Apr 19 14:38:30 PDT 2001)

1187. [support] Don't accept in a query names which would be rejected
                        in responses.

1186. [bug] DNSSEC key ids were computed incorrectly.

1185. [bug] remember if a notify came in while a zone transfer is
                        in progress and perform a refresh check after the
                        transfer completes.

        --- 8.2.4-T1A released --- (Sun Apr 1 12:15:48 PDT 2001)

1184. [support] notify delay limit now "nzones" rather than "nzones/5".

1183. [port] new port/cygwin contributed by s_c_biggsbigfoot.com.

1182. [contrib] new contrib/mdnkit (V1.3) from author.

1181. [bug] dig -T was only delaying after the first batched query.

1180. [bug] NSAP processing did not support leading 0x as required
                        by RFC 1706.

1179. [contrib] new contrib/adm from official ftp site.

1178. [contrib] new contrib/host from author.

1177. [contrib] new contrib/dnsp from author.

1176. [bug] fix memory and file descriptor leaks.

1175. [bug] statp->nsort could fail to be re-initialised if
                        resolv.conf goes away.

1174. [port] winnt: missing call to sockout() in close().

1173. [bug] suppress repeated notifies when a nameserver is a
                        CNAME.

1172. [bug] allow res_{n}update to take a single unlinked element.

1171. [doc] rfc2308-type1 applies to answers from the cache.

1170. [port] winnt: does not have unix domain sockets.

1171. [bug] xfers_deferred could become out of sync.

1170. [bug] check the family before using a cached result from
                        gethostbyname*().

1169. [cleanup] namespace cleanup of prand_conf.

1168. [port] fix ctk ORD_32 problem on some HPUX 10.20 systems.

1167. [support] note possible HAVE_STRNDUP need for AIX4.

1166. [bug] bad $TTL could kill the contributed dns_signer.

1165. [func] INITIALZONES tuning for large servers (> 1000 zones).

1164. [bug] the resolver could leak a file descriptors under
                        certain conditions.

1163. [func] ns_critical() is now available.

1162. [port] winnt: add strerror.

1161. [support] log out of memory during zone transfers.

1160. [support] extend "Response from unexpected source" message.

1159. [doc] query-source is used for TCP and that the port is
                        ignored.

1158. [func] add A6, DNAME, SINK and OPT to list of known RR types
                        in res_debug.

1157. [perf] add more ns_wouldlog() calls on mainline.

1156. [bug] don't use a known bogus key name.

1155. [support] log possible "TSIG BUG" exploit attempts. Requires
                        LOG_TSIG_BUG to be defined in bin/named/named.h.

1154. [bug] RFC2317 support was broken in bin/host command again.

1153. [support] be more consist with the use of slave vs secondary.

1152. [bug] ixfr processing could leave Z_XFER_RUNNING set.

1151. [bug] failed to correctly parse the orginal ttl in SIG
                        records.

1150. [bug] forwarders: it was possible to use freed memory.

1149. [support] zone rejected message to error level.

1148. [bug] non-glue now logged to category load.

1147. [bug] handle notify w/ SOA records better.

1146. [support] be more gentle in handling bad system clocks.

1145. [port] solaris: 2.4 does not have pthreads.

1144. [support] log class w/ denied messages.

1143. [bug] only use the query-source address, not port, for TCP
                        connections.

1142. [doc] document change #924 better (doc/html/controls.html).

1141. [bug] DESTDIR is not part of the nslookup help file path.

1140. [bug] only reset interval timers if the value has changed.

        --- 8.2.3-REL released ---
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