Zombie Clarification

[Alan DeKok]

Norman Elton wrote:
> So here's the question... If the FR server receives no requests, then
> nothing gets forwarded to the home server. Does this scenario fall
> under "does not respond to a request within the response_window"?

  Your question answers itself.

  Did the home server fail to respond to a request?  No, because there
was no request sent.

> That
> is, should a quiet server constantly toggle in and out of zombie
> state? 

  The server doesn't do anything that stupid.

> If so, then "zombie" is not really indicative of a problem and
> I can safely ignore the scenario.

  The "zombie" state is there for a reason.  Ignore zombies at your peril.

  Alan DeKok.