[Dapper] Bind9 not recursing

[Brian Fahrlander]

     I've set up dns many times before. In each case, if I ran the 'dig 
method' to get the latest set of root servers, I could look up anything 
in the world. The server I have does a fine job of local resolution 
(altavista.local, fahrlander.local, etc) but despite "recursion yes" 
being in  named.conf.options, if it doesn't 'own' the records, it punts!

     Here's an example of what happens when I rely on the ISP's DNS, and 
they TOO can't find it:

root at hope:/etc/bind# host 192.84.16.27
Host 27.16.84.192.in-addr.arpa not found: 2(SERVFAIL)
root at hope:/etc/bind# dig 192.84.16.27

; <<>> DiG 9.3.2 <<>> 192.84.16.27
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 32795
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;192.84.16.27.                  IN      A

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
.                       10800   IN      SOA     A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 
NSTLD.VERISIGN-GRS.COM. 2007101700 1800 900 604800 86400

;; Query time: 100 msec
;; SERVER: 64.233.207.2#53(64.233.207.2)
;; WHEN: Wed Oct 17 17:21:50 2007
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 105

     Can someone please page the cluetrain?
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