In short: you asked the wrong question.
Once upon a time, Vinny Abello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > These are the results I got when I queried A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET: > > ; <<>> DiG 9.2.1 <<>> @a.root-servers.net mil. > ;; global options: printcmd > ;; Got answer: > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 41 > ;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0 > > ;; QUESTION SECTION: > ;mil. IN A You asked for A records. Since a.root-servers.net does not have any A records, and since it isn't a recursive server, it just gave you the SOA for mil. If you ask for NS records (like "dig @a.root-servers.net mil. ns"), you'll see a different picture. -- Chris Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.