(fwd) FW: Duff root nameserver

[Simon Lockhart <simonl () rd bbc co uk>]

This looks like it could be fun :)

> microsoft.com.
Server:  a.GTLD-SERVERS.NET
Address:  198.41.3.38

*** a.GTLD-SERVERS.NET can't find microsoft.com.: Non-existent host/domain

- ---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 12:36:32 +0100 (BST)
From: ULCC Postmaster <Postmaster () ulcc ac uk>
To: uk-mail-managers () ncl ac uk
Cc: Postmaster <Postmaster () ulcc ac uk>
Subject: Duff root nameserver

For your enjoyment, it appears to us that one of the root nameservers has
no information about the .com domains.

UKERNA IT Support queried a problem with domain lookups and our
investigation
revealed that a.GTLD-SERVERS.NET is returning NXDOMAIN responses to
.com lookups.

Eg:

dig microsoft.com @a.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.

;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 6
;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;      microsoft.com, type = A, class = IN


Bob Pockney

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