Search Again: Re: Re (2): resolving to domain name without machine n From: KJ Date: Tuesday, February 2, 1999 Time: 8:54:00 pm DNStalk wrote >>Ummmm. In general there shouldn't be a difference. How are you doing this >>search? If you can tell us how to replicate this we would be better able >>to give you an answer. > >well, using nslookup, for instance, will not return an answer for the >domain name without a machine entry. On the Mac, using OTtool (free) >you'll just see a timeout when trying a dns lookup with a domain listed >minus a machine name of the two domains mentioned before served by QDNS >server. Is it because of PTR records not being served--the reverse domain >not being allocated to the IP address of the DNS? I dunno. > >if you do a nslookup on menandmice.com vs. aol.com you'll see what i mean. >or my domain, kidscare.net (which i know the PTR records aren't being >returned from my dns--my admin problem). Oh, I get you. It has nothing to do with what SW is doing the DNS. It just happens to be the way it is configured. Some people rig their DNS so that they have an address record on the domain as well as any hosts. Some people want mydomain.com to route to their web server so lazy users can leave off typing www in the browser window. On the other hand, some browsers (some versions of Netscape at least) will try alternates (such as by adding www to the front end for you) if the first try isn't found.

Messages In This Thread: Re: Re (2): resolving to domain name without machine n by KJ on Feb 2, 1999 at 8:54:00 pm