problem solved. had to add my nameserver in the "hosts" section of the registrar.
---- Original message ---- >Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 09:33:41 -0500 (CDT) >From: Jacob Yocom-Piatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: serving DNS: the chicken and the egg >To: misc@openbsd.org > >i've decided to stop using zoneedit.com for DNS services since i can't get the >DNS A record TTL set properly for one of my domains using their services. >however, i am confused about how to make this work. the registrar that i keep >my >domains with allows me to list the nameservers for the domain, but it does not >allow me to list IPs for the nameservers. if i'm serving DNS from the same >domain/IP that i want to list DNS records for, how do i get the registrar to >point to my DNS server? > >i'm to understand this has to do with glue records, but i'm still working on >how >to do this. the domain in question is a .US domain. any advice is appreciated. > >cheers, >jake