SERVFAIL is definitely not conclusive. Eg, recursive server is supposedly

slave for a zone but it has timed out or something - this gives SERVFAIL
in BIND8 at least.  But another server (eg not with broken config)
may be able to answer the question

diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
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@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-BUGS:
-Arnout Engelen <arnouten@sci.kun.nl> reports servfail is thought conclusive
-

 WISHLIST:
 * Support for as-yet-unrecognised query types.
 * Make timeouts configurable.
 WISHLIST:
 * Support for as-yet-unrecognised query types.
 * Make timeouts configurable.