I do ( detailed in the same email ) - and i get timeouts when there is a typo in the record - all correct records come back fine.
>>> Wietse Venema <wie...@porcupine.org> 18/11/09 14:43:46 >>> Laurence Moughan: > obeml1# dig @resolver1.opendns.com eurocommerce.ie > > ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> @resolver1.opendns.com eurocommerce.ie > ; (1 server found) > ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch > ;; got answer: > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6 > ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 > ;; QUERY SECTION: > ;; eurocommerce.ie, type = A, class = IN That is the wrong query. You need to ask for the MX record. Wietse