RE: Detecting a non-existent domain

["David Schwartz" <davids () webmaster com>]

> On Tue, 23 Sep 2003, Kee Hinckley wrote:

> > Getting practical for a minute.  What is the optimal way now to see
> > if a given host truly exists?  Assume that I can't control the DNS

> Look for a SOA record for the domain - this should be the proper way to
> check for the existance of a domain, instead of looking for A, NS or MX
> records..

        He asked for the "optimal way" "to see if a given host truly exists" and
you told him how to confirm or deny the "existance of a domain". He asked
about hosts, you answered about domains.

        DS