No authority records

Re: No authority records

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>Hi Len
>I don't understand your answer to my question.

I don't understand your question completely, I guess.

DNS Expert says mountain.ch has several CNAME chains, never a good idea.

>There was a nslookup query in my first mail, where you could see, what
>happened.
>I can't see the reason why this two following queries doesn't look "nearly"
>the same.
>
>mountain.ch.
>questions = 1, answers = 0, authority records = 0, additional = 0
>
>all other zones in the word.
>questions = 1, answers = 0, authority records = 1, additional = 0
>
>Regards,
>Oliver
>
>
>
>
>Here again my nslookup-session:
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Here the test-setting
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>[my-Computer:~] me% nslookup
>Default Server: ns1.mountain.ch
>Address: 195.141.95.66
>
> > set qt=TXT
> > set debug
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Here the example for a zone "mountain.ch." on our server
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> >mountain.ch.
>Server: ns1.mountain.ch
>Address: 195.141.95.66
>
>;; res_nmkquery(QUERY, mountain.ch, IN, TXT)
>------------
>Got answer:
> HEADER:
> opcode = QUERY, id = 9458, rcode = NOERROR
> header flags: response, auth. answer, want recursion,
>recursion avail.
> questions = 1, answers = 0, authority records = 0,
>additional = 0
>
> QUESTIONS:
> mountain.ch, type = TXT, class = IN
>
>------------
>*** No text (TXT) records available for mountain.ch.
>
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Here the example for the zone "menandmice.com."
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > menandmice.com.
>Server: ns1.mountain.ch
>Address: 195.141.95.66
>
>;; res_nmkquery(QUERY, menandmice.com, IN, TXT)
>------------
>Got answer:
> HEADER:
> opcode = QUERY, id = 9460, rcode = NOERROR
> header flags: response, recursion avail.
> questions = 1, answers = 0, authority records = 1,
>additional = 0
>
> QUESTIONS:
> menandmice.com, type = TXT, class = IN
> AUTHORITY RECORDS:
> -> menandmice.com
> ttl = 86400 (1D)
> origin = dns1.menandmice.com
> mail addr = hostmaster.menandmice.com
> serial = 2002100701
> refresh = 900 (15M)
> retry = 300 (5M)
> expire = 604800 (1W)
> minimum ttl = 86400 (1D)
>
>------------
>Authoritative answers can be found from:
>menandmice.com
> ttl = 86400 (1D)
> origin = dns1.menandmice.com
> mail addr = hostmaster.menandmice.com
> serial = 2002100701
> refresh = 900 (15M)
> retry = 300 (5M)
> expire = 604800 (1W)
> minimum ttl = 86400 (1D)
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Is the mistake on our quickdns server (Version 3.5.3 on mac os 9), or
>is it on our ISP (sunrise.ch) or ?...?...?

sunrise.ch isn't in the loop for these two queries:

mx3# dig @ns1.mountain.ch mountain.ch txt +debug

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> @ns1.mountain.ch mountain.ch txt +debug
; (1 server found)
;; res_nmkquery(QUERY, mountain.ch, IN, TXT)
;; res options: init debug recurs defnam dnsrch
;; res_send()
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 21808
;; flags: rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUERY SECTION:
;; mountain.ch, type = TXT, class = IN

;; Querying server (# 1) address = 195.141.95.66
;; new DG socket
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 21808
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUERY SECTION:
;; mountain.ch, type = TXT, class = IN

;; Total query time: 211 msec
;; FROM: mx3.netwood.net to SERVER: ns1.mountain.ch 195.141.95.66
;; WHEN: Wed Oct 9 06:06:05 2002
;; MSG SIZE sent: 29 rcvd: 29

# dig @ns2.mountain.ch mountain.ch txt +debug

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> @ns2.mountain.ch mountain.ch txt +debug
; (1 server found)
;; res_nmkquery(QUERY, mountain.ch, IN, TXT)
;; res options: init debug recurs defnam dnsrch
;; res_send()
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 9954
;; flags: rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUERY SECTION:
;; mountain.ch, type = TXT, class = IN

;; Querying server (# 1) address = 195.141.95.67
;; new DG socket
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 9954
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUERY SECTION:
;; mountain.ch, type = TXT, class = IN

;; Total query time: 290 msec
;; FROM: mx3.netwood.net to SERVER: ns2.mountain.ch 195.141.95.67
;; WHEN: Wed Oct 9 06:06:17 2002
;; MSG SIZE sent: 29 rcvd: 29

Both servers are answering authoritatively and identically.

I do not know why there the authority section is empty. Chris will have
address that.

Len

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