Hi Scott, sorry - that reply just makes no sense:
a) >> When a DNS server returns a SOA record in response to a query, it means that the queried resource doesn't exist. << No - in this case it means I specifically INSTRUCTED NSLOOKUP to return the SOA as my sample showed: >> set type=soa << b) >> If you go to http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/lookup.ch?name=www3.grepel.de&type=A << Why would I do that? Why www3? Where you do get that name from? c) My question was specific to: http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/dnstime.ch?name=grepel.de&type=SOA http://www.dnsreport.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?domain=grepel.de I expect BOTH of these to look for the SOA records, not for some imaginary "www3" records. Why else does DNSSTUFF let me specify "name=grepel.de&type=SOA" ? d) But, since I'm a good sport, I also tried to look up www3.grepel.de: D:\>nslookup > server m.root-servers.net. Default Server: m.root-servers.net Address: 202.12.27.33 > www3.grepel.de. Server: m.root-servers.net Address: 202.12.27.33 Name: www3.grepel.de Served by: - AUTH03.NS.DE.UU.NET 192.76.144.16 de - DNS.DENIC.de 194.246.96.79 de - SUNIC.SUNET.SE 192.36.125.2 de - SSS-AT.DENIC.de 193.171.255.34 de - SSS-NL.DENIC.de 193.0.0.237 de - SSS-DE1.DE.NET 193.159.170.187 de - SSS-UK.DE.NET 62.53.3.68 de - DNS2.DE.NET 194.246.96.49 de - SSS-JP.DENIC.de 210.81.13.179 de - SSS-US1.DE.NET 206.65.170.100 de > server dns.denic.de. Default Server: dns.denic.de Address: 194.246.96.79 > set type=a > www3.grepel.de. Server: dns.denic.de Address: 194.246.96.79 So again I ask - why can NSLOOKUP find the www3.grepel.de - but DNSSTUFF can't? Best Regards Andy Schmidt Phone: +1 201 934-3414 x20 (Business) Fax: +1 201 934-9206 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of R. Scott Perry Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 04:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] DNSREPORT/DNSSTUFF: DNS Lookup is Broken? >http://www.dnsreport.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?domain=grepel.de > >results in: >[ERROR: The root servers say that the domain grepel.de does not have any NS >records (although they may have some other information on that zone). I can >not do a DNS report on a hostname (such as mail.example.com) or a domain >name that does not have its own zone.] > >http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/dnstime.ch?name=grepel.de&type=SOA > >results in: >Searching for SOA record for grepel.de at m.root-servers.net: Got referral >to DNS.DENIC.de. [took 241 ms] >Searching for SOA record for grepel.de at DNS.DENIC.de.: Reports no SOA >records (NODATA type 2). 187ms. >Answer: Does not exist. The problem is with grepel.de. If you go to http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/lookup.ch?name=www3.grepel.de&type=A , you'll see that the parent ("root") servers for .de say that www3.grepel.de doesn't exist -- without ever sending you to NS records for www3.grepel.de. >I've been retrying for 15 minutes or so. Yet, at the same time, following >that same chain MANUALLY: But: > > grepel.de. >Server: dns.denic.de >Address: 194.246.96.79 > >de > primary name server = dns.denic.de > responsible mail addr = ops.denic.de > serial = 2003010330 > refresh = 10800 (3 hours) > retry = 7200 (2 hours) > expire = 3600000 (41 days 16 hours) > default TTL = 86400 (1 day) That's the SOA record for .de. When a DNS server returns a SOA record in response to a query, it means that the queried resource doesn't exist. -Scott --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com. --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.