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Q: I get error messages like "multiple RRs of singleton type" and
"CNAME and other data" when transfering a zone.  What does this mean?

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@@ -270,6 +270,17 @@ the name server using IPv6.
 Q: Why is named listening on UDP port other than 53?
 
 A: Named uses a system selected port to make queries of other nameservers.
-This behaviour can be overridden by using query-source to lock down the  
+This behaviour can be overridden by using query-source to lock down the
 port and/or address.
 
+
+Q: I get error messages like "multiple RRs of singleton type" and
+"CNAME and other data" when transfering a zone.  What does this mean?
+
+A: These indicate a malformed master zone.  You can identify the
+exact records involved by transfering the zone using dig then
+running named-checkzone on it.
+
+       e.g.
+               dig axfr example.com @master-server > tmp
+               named-checkzone example.com tmp