Introduction
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-BIND 9.16 is a stable branch of BIND. This document summarizes
-significant changes since the last production release on that branch.
-Please see the CHANGES file for a more detailed list of changes and bug
-fixes.
+BIND 9.16 (Extended Support Version) is a stable branch of BIND. This
+document summarizes significant changes since the last production
+release on that branch. Please see the CHANGES file for a more detailed
+list of changes and bug fixes.
Note on Version Numbering
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End of Life
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-The end-of-life date for BIND 9.16 has not yet been determined. At some
-point in the future, BIND 9.16 will be designated as an Extended Support
-Version (ESV). Until then, the current ESV is BIND 9.11, which will be
-supported until at least December 2021. See
-https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-00896 for details of ISC's software support
-policy.
+BIND 9.16 (Extended Support Version) will be supported until at least
+December, 2023. See https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-00896 for details of
+ISC's software support policy.
Thank You
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