Lame Delegations signify...?

Re: Lame Delegations signify...?

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thanks for all the good info...glad it wasn't my DNS at fault!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Global Homes Webmaster" <webmaster@globalhomes.com>
To: "QuickDNS Talk" <quickdns-talk@lists.menandmice.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: Lame Delegations signify...?

> On 08/01/02 at 11:41, andrew kagan wrote:
>
> > Hi All: I'm seeing occasional log lines like:
> >
> > Aug 1 08:42:42 Lame delegation for "hfmus.com." from "212.111.32.38:53"
> > Aug 1 08:42:43 Lame delegation for "hfmus.com." from "209.10.66.55:53"
> > Aug 1 08:42:43 Lame delegation for "hfmus.com." from "209.10.34.55:53"
> >
> > I am not affiliated in any way with that domain.
> >
> >
> > What conditions create this response?
>
> Your QDNS server tried to query the three servers listed (which are
> globix.net name servers) for some information in the hfmus.com. zone.
Those
> servers have authority for hfmus.com. delegated to them, but they
> apparently don't return authoritative data for the zone, hence the 'lame
> delegation.' QDNS is not telling you that there's anything wrong with your
> own set-up, it's the globix.net servers that have the problem.
>
> > Is it that a primary NS for a domain mistakenly thinks my DNS is a
> > secondary to it?
>
> No. It has nothing to do with anyone thinking you should be authoritative
> for hfmus.com.
>
> > Or what other conditions would lead a computer to think my DNS was
> > authoritative for the domain?
>
> A 'lame delegation' occurs when a name server has authority for a given
> zone delegated to it, but doesn't actually have authoritative data for the
> zone.
>
> > I normally see a lot of "lame delegation" log lines for all sorts of
> > domains I've never heard of.
>
> There do seem to be an awful lot of clueless DNS admins out there...
>
> > However, in the example above, I AM familiar with that domain and
> > have sent mail to it frequently...is there a correlation?
>
> Nope. If you know the admin for hfmus.com., though, you might want to clue
> him/her into the lame delegation.
>
> --
> Christopher Bort | cbort@globalhomes.com
> Webmaster, Global Homes | webmaster@globalhomes.com
> <http://www.globalhomes.com/>
>
>

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