[Linux-aus] linux.conf.au domain

[Anand Kumria]

On Sun, Oct 02, 2005 at 05:44:02PM +1000, Les Bell wrote:
> Anand Kumria wrote:
> 
> > Then your end is broken:
> > 
> > eve:[~]% dig +trace linux.conf.au
> > 
> > ; <<>> DiG 9.3.1 <<>> +trace linux.conf.au
> > [... elided ...]
> > conf.au.                86400   IN      SOA     munnari.OZ.au.  hostmaster.munnari.OZ.au. 2005100100 21600 3600 1814400 86400
> > 
> > eve:[~]% dig linux.conf.au ns @munnari.oz.au
> > 
> > ; <<>> DiG 9.3.1 <<>> linux.conf.au ns @munnari.oz.au
> > ; (3 servers found)
> > ;; global options:  printcmd
> > ;; Got answer:
> > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 5768
> > ;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
> > [...]
> > 
> > Anand
> > 
> 
> Seems to be broken at your end, too. See the "ANSWER: 0"? Yet answer was
> there none. Looks like missing glue records in the .au zone. Same result
> at my end.

No, there isn't an answer section at all.  That's why it says ANSWER: 0;
I elided the full output because it isn't really relevant.

Here it is though (and note, via IPv6):

eve:[~]% dig linux.conf.au ns @munnari.oz.au

; <<>> DiG 9.3.1 <<>> linux.conf.au ns @munnari.oz.au
; (3 servers found)
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 16349
;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;linux.conf.au.                 IN      NS

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
conf.au.                86400   IN      SOA     munnari.OZ.au.
hostmaster.munnari.OZ.au. 2005100100 21600 3600 1814400 86400

;; Query time: 116 msec
;; SERVER: 2001:388:c02:4000::1:21#53(2001:388:c02:4000::1:21)
;; WHEN: Tue Oct  4 10:18:28 2005
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 89

The status flag NXDOMAIN and the fact that the authority bit are set are
the key things to observe.

Anand

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