BIND 9.6-ESV-R8b1 is available via the BIND Forum web site at https://bindforum.isc.org. BIND 9.6-ESV-R8b1 is the first beta of a maintenance release for BIND 9.6-ESV (Extended Support Version), and includes security fixes addressing CVE-2012-1667 and CVE-2012-3817. Please see the file CHANGES for a detailed list of changes in this release.