Yes, don't use check-names or set it to warn. See chapter 06 of the ARM.
Or drop those names (although RFC 2181 allows those in labels, but it also makes clear, that not any label must be allowed as a host name).
My Bad!
I missed a 'file not found' error in the output. Fixed that and named starts.
Thanks for taking the time to reply...
[slinks off into corner]