BIND (named) reports DNS format error

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • BIND (named) reports the following error:

    resolver: notice: DNS format error from 123.123.123.xxx#53 resolving example-1.com/A for client 10.00.00.1#58948: reply has no answer
lame-servers: info: error (FORMERR) resolving 'example-1.com/A/IN': 123.123.123.xxx#53

  • Is there any problem with the server's DNS configuration or connection?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • bind

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