Bug#1121708: closed by Debian FTP Masters <ftpmaster at ftp-master.debian.org> (reply to Didier Raboud <odyx at debian.org>) (Bug#1121708: fixed in dictd 1.13.1+dfsg-1.2)

[Bertram Felgenhauer]

> We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
> dictd, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
[...]
>  .
>    [ Didier Raboud ]
>    * systemd integration: allow burst service restarts (for upgrades)
>      (Closes: #1066189, #1121708)

I agree that disabling the rate limit will fix the issue (though at a
cost, as you pointed out yourself). However, in dictd-1.13.1+dfsg-1.2,
the `StartLimitIntervalSec=0` setting is in the wrong place and thus
has no effect: It belongs in the [Unit] section rather than the
[Service] section of the service description.

Cheers,

Bertram