[ILUG] dns mx records

From: sean.odonnell at domain sentia.ie
Date: Mon 20 Aug 2001 - 16:27:30 IST


trying to decipher some responses from dig to see if the mx record for
lifestylesports.net has
propagated ok,

if I dig the authoritative server I get
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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dig at domain ns1.nevadatele.com lifestylesports.net mx

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> at domain ns1.nevadatele.com lifestylesports.net mx
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUERY SECTION:
;; lifestylesports.net, type = MX, class = IN

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
lifestylesports.net. 1H IN SOA ns1.nevadatele.com.
hostmaster.nevadatele.com. (
                                        2001080801 ; serial
                                        3H ; refresh
                                        1H ; retry
                                        1W ; expiry
                                        1H ) ; minimum

;; Total query time: 36 msec
;; FROM: ns.sentiatech.com to SERVER: ns1.nevadatele.com 213.185.197.6
;; WHEN: Mon Aug 20 16:27:56 2001
;; MSG SIZE sent: 37 rcvd: 102
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if i dig my isps dns server I get
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> at domain 212.17.32.3 lifestylesports.net mx
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: REFUSED, id: 6
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUERY SECTION:
;; lifestylesports.net, type = MX, class = IN

;; Total query time: 155 msec
;; FROM: ns.sentiatech.com to SERVER: 212.17.32.3
;; WHEN: Mon Aug 20 16:32:01 2001
;; MSG SIZE sent: 37 rcvd: 37
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now if only i could understand the output maybe i would get somewhere,
can anyone help?

Thanks

Sean



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