diff --git a/lib/dns/config/confctx.c b/lib/dns/config/confctx.c
index 6491534e18..9a8f0d419e 100644
--- a/lib/dns/config/confctx.c
+++ b/lib/dns/config/confctx.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: confctx.c,v 1.105 2000/11/28 03:57:17 marka Exp $ */
+/* $Id: confctx.c,v 1.106 2000/11/28 05:24:50 marka Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ dns_c_checkconfig(dns_c_ctx_t *cfg)
 	if (dns_c_ctx_getnamedxfer(cfg, &cpval) != ISC_R_NOTFOUND) {
 		isc_log_write(dns_lctx, DNS_LOGCATEGORY_CONFIG,
 			      DNS_LOGMODULE_CONFIG, ISC_LOG_WARNING,
-			      "option 'named-xfer' is now obsolete");
+			      "option 'named-xfer' is obsolete");
 	}
 
 	if (dns_c_ctx_getdumpfilename(cfg, &cpval) != ISC_R_NOTFOUND) {
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ dns_c_checkconfig(dns_c_ctx_t *cfg)
 	if (dns_c_ctx_getmaxcachesize(cfg, &uintval) != ISC_R_NOTFOUND) {
 		isc_log_write(dns_lctx, DNS_LOGCATEGORY_CONFIG,
 			      DNS_LOGMODULE_CONFIG, ISC_LOG_WARNING,
-			      "option 'max-cache-size' is not yet"
+			      "option 'max-cache-size' is not yet "
 			      "implemented");
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/dns/config/confview.c b/lib/dns/config/confview.c
index 082718221e..a21600195f 100644
--- a/lib/dns/config/confview.c
+++ b/lib/dns/config/confview.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: confview.c,v 1.58 2000/11/28 04:01:21 marka Exp $ */
+/* $Id: confview.c,v 1.59 2000/11/28 05:24:51 marka Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -390,8 +390,7 @@ dns_c_viewtable_checkviews(dns_c_viewtable_t *viewtable) {
 		if (dns_c_view_getfetchglue(elem, &bbval) != ISC_R_NOTFOUND)
 			isc_log_write(dns_lctx,DNS_LOGCATEGORY_CONFIG,
 				      DNS_LOGMODULE_CONFIG, ISC_LOG_WARNING,
-				      "view 'fetch-glue' is not yet "
-				      "implemented");
+				      "view 'fetch-glue' is obsolete");
 
 		if (dns_c_view_getrfc2308type1(elem, &bbval) != ISC_R_NOTFOUND)
 			isc_log_write(dns_lctx,DNS_LOGCATEGORY_CONFIG,
@@ -808,7 +807,6 @@ dns_c_view_print(FILE *fp, int indent, dns_c_view_t *view) {
 	PRINT_INT32(max_transfer_time_in, "max-transfer-time-in");
 	PRINT_INT32(max_transfer_idle_in, "max-transfer-idle-in");
 	PRINT_INT32(transfers_per_ns, "transfers-per-ns");
-	PRINT_INT32(serialqueries, "serial-queries");
 #endif
 
 	fprintf(fp, "\n");
@@ -1586,7 +1584,6 @@ BYTYPE_FUNCS(dns_transfer_format_t, transferformat, transfer_format)
 UINT32_FUNCS(maxtransfertimein, max_transfer_time_in)
 UINT32_FUNCS(maxtransferidlein, max_transfer_idle_in)
 UINT32_FUNCS(transfersperns, transfers_per_ns)
-UINT32_FUNCS(serialqueries, serial_queries)
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/lib/dns/config/confzone.c b/lib/dns/config/confzone.c
index 32f39bf0a9..8841a02321 100644
--- a/lib/dns/config/confzone.c
+++ b/lib/dns/config/confzone.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: confzone.c,v 1.66 2000/11/28 03:22:55 marka Exp $ */
+/* $Id: confzone.c,v 1.67 2000/11/28 05:24:53 marka Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -638,8 +638,13 @@ dns_c_zone_validate(dns_c_zone_t *zone)
 	const char *checknameserror = "zone '%s': 'check-names' is not yet "
 		"implemented";
 	const char *pubkeyerror = "zone '%s': 'pubkey' is deprecated";
+	const char *maintixfrbase = "zone '%s': 'maintain-ixfr-base' is "
+				    "obsolete";
+	const char *ixfrbase = "zone '%s': 'ixfr-base' is obsolete";
 	dns_severity_t severity;
 	dns_c_pklist_t *pklist = NULL;
+	isc_boolean_t bool;
+	const char *string;
 
 	/*
 	 * Check if zone is diabled. This isn't really a validation, just a
@@ -653,7 +658,6 @@ dns_c_zone_validate(dns_c_zone_t *zone)
 			      zone->name);
 	}
 
-
 	/*
 	 * Check for allow-update and update-policy together
 	 */
@@ -710,6 +714,21 @@ dns_c_zone_validate(dns_c_zone_t *zone)
 	/* XXX TODO make sure no 'key' clauses were given on any iplist
 	   except for masters{}; */
 
+	/*
+ 	 * Check for obsolete options.
+	 */
+	if (zone->ztype == dns_c_zone_master ||
+	    zone->ztype == dns_c_zone_slave) {
+		if (dns_c_zone_getmaintixfrbase(zone, &bool) == ISC_R_SUCCESS)
+			isc_log_write(dns_lctx, DNS_LOGCATEGORY_CONFIG,
+				      DNS_LOGMODULE_CONFIG, ISC_LOG_WARNING,
+				      maintixfrbase, zone->name);
+		if (dns_c_zone_getixfrbase(zone, &string) == ISC_R_SUCCESS)
+			isc_log_write(dns_lctx, DNS_LOGCATEGORY_CONFIG,
+				      DNS_LOGMODULE_CONFIG, ISC_LOG_WARNING,
+				      ixfrbase, zone->name);
+	}
+
 	return (result);
 }
 
@@ -2171,19 +2190,22 @@ dns_c_zone_getmaintixfrbase(dns_c_zone_t *zone, isc_boolean_t *retval) {
 	case dns_c_zone_stub:
 		isc_log_write(dns_lctx, DNS_LOGCATEGORY_CONFIG,
 			      DNS_LOGMODULE_CONFIG, ISC_LOG_CRITICAL,
-			      "stub zones do not have a notify field");
+			      "stub zones do not have a "
+			      "maint_ixfr_base field");
 		return (ISC_R_FAILURE);
 
 	case dns_c_zone_hint:
 		isc_log_write(dns_lctx, DNS_LOGCATEGORY_CONFIG,
 			      DNS_LOGMODULE_CONFIG, ISC_LOG_CRITICAL,
-			      "hint zones do not have a notify field");
+			      "hint zones do not have a "
+			      "maint_ixfr_base field");
 		return (ISC_R_FAILURE);
 
 	case dns_c_zone_forward:
 		isc_log_write(dns_lctx, DNS_LOGCATEGORY_CONFIG,
 			      DNS_LOGMODULE_CONFIG, ISC_LOG_CRITICAL,
-			      "forward zones do not have a notify field");
+			      "forward zones do not have a "
+			      "maint_ixfr_base field");
 		return (ISC_R_FAILURE);
 	}