NetSol whois/root-servers fubar again?

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Russell Van Tassell wrote:

Ok, are the "Not-work Solutions" (sic) whois and/or root servers
fubar'd again? This came up as a result of a couple of my mail servers
denying a relay that passed through our upstream's relays without
issue... (a funny sidebar to it, of course, is that the messages were
spam though apparently should not have failed sendmail's domain check)

(This from activities happening earlier today (10/04/1999) and yesterday)

Regards,
Russell

-- begin
% whois antigua.com
  [...]
COL.COM CORPORATION (ANTIGUA6-DOM)
   P.O. BOX F-40132
   Suite C, Regent Centre East
   Freeport, Grand Bahama
   Bahamas

   Domain Name: ANTIGUA.NET

   Administrative Contact:
      Black, John (JB8429) black@AXIONET.COM
      604-737-1722
   Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
      DNS Administration (DA256-ORG) support@WEBDIRECT.COM
      +1 (604) 222.4646
   Billing Contact:
      Black, John (JB8429) black@AXIONET.COM
      604-737-1722

   Record last updated on 14-Sep-99.
   Record created on 31-Dec-97.
   Database last updated on 4-Oct-99 09:09:01 EDT.

   Domain servers in listed order:

   NS1.WEBDIRECT.NET 209.17.169.2
   NS2.WEBDIRECT.NET 209.17.169.8

Isn't it a bit odd you get .NET when you query for .COM ?

However, that doesn't seem to happen to me:

phil@canopus:/home/phil 21> whois antigua.com
[rs.internic.net]
The Data in Network Solutions' WHOIS database is provided by Network
Solutions for information purposes, and to assist persons in obtaining
information about or related to a domain name registration record.
Network Solutions does not guarantee its accuracy. By submitting a
WHOIS query, you agree that you will use this Data only for lawful
purposes and that, under no circumstances will you use this Data to:
(1) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission of mass
unsolicited, commercial advertising or solicitations via e-mail
(spam); or (2) enable high volume, automated, electronic processes
that apply to Network Solutions (or its systems). Network Solutions
reserves the right to modify these terms at any time. By submitting
this query, you agree to abide by this policy.

Registrant:
The Antigua Group, Inc (ANTIGUA3-DOM)
   9319 N. 94th Way
   Scottsdale, AZ 85258

   Domain Name: ANTIGUA.COM

   Administrative Contact:
      Devous, Christopher (DC37-ORG) cdevous@ANTIGUASPORTSWEAR.COM
      602-860-1444
   Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
      Global Network Management Center (GNMC) hostmaster@ATTMAIL.COM
      314-519-5708,
Fax- - - 800-795-3510
Fax- - - 800-795-3510
   Billing Contact:
      Blanchette, Joseph (JB8801) jblanchette@ANTIGUASPORTSWEAR.COM
      602-860-1444

   Record last updated on 06-May-98.
   Record created on 28-May-97.
   Database last updated on 4-Oct-99 09:09:01 EDT.

   Domain servers in listed order:

   CBRU.BR.NS.ELS-GMS.ATT.NET 199.191.128.105
   DBRU.BR.NS.ELS-GMS.ATT.NET 199.191.128.106

phil@canopus:/home/phil 22>

Now this matches the nslookup data you got.

% /usr/sbin/nslookup
Default Server: localhost
Address: 127.0.0.1

> set type=SOA
> antigua.com.
Server: localhost
Address: 127.0.0.1

antigua.com
        origin = cbru.br.ns.els-gms.att.net
        mail addr = hostmaster.mail.att.net
        serial = 2
        refresh = 83000 (23h3m20s)
        retry = 10000 (2h46m40s)
        expire = 600000 (6d22h40m)
        minimum ttl = 83000 (23h3m20s)
antigua.com nameserver = cbru.br.ns.els-gms.att.net
antigua.com nameserver = dbru.br.ns.els-gms.att.net
cbru.br.ns.els-gms.att.net internet address = 199.191.128.105
dbru.br.ns.els-gms.att.net internet address = 199.191.128.106
> server a.root-servers.net
Default Server: a.root-servers.net
Address: 198.41.0.4

> set type=NS
> antigua.com.
Server: a.root-servers.net
Address: 198.41.0.4

Non-authoritative answer:
antigua.com nameserver = CBRU.BR.NS.ELS-GMS.ATT.NET
antigua.com nameserver = DBRU.BR.NS.ELS-GMS.ATT.NET

Authoritative answers can be found from:
CBRU.BR.NS.ELS-GMS.ATT.NET internet address = 199.191.128.105
DBRU.BR.NS.ELS-GMS.ATT.NET internet address = 199.191.128.106
>
-- end

But for the .NET version I do get:

phil@canopus:/home/phil 23> dig @b.root-servers.net. +norecurse antigua.net. ns

; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> @b.root-servers.net. +norecurse antigua.net. ns
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 18536
;; flags: qr; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 2
;; QUERY SECTION:
;; antigua.net, type = NS, class = IN

;; ANSWER SECTION:
antigua.net. 2D IN NS NS2.WEBDIRECT.NET.
antigua.net. 2D IN NS NS1.WEBDIRECT.NET.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
NS2.WEBDIRECT.NET. 2D IN A 209.17.169.8
NS1.WEBDIRECT.NET. 2D IN A 209.17.169.2

;; Total query time: 297 msec
;; FROM: canopus.ipal.net to SERVER: b.root-servers.net. 128.9.0.107
;; WHEN: Tue Oct 5 03:01:12 1999
;; MSG SIZE sent: 29 rcvd: 110

phil@canopus:/home/phil 24>

So I suspect your whois is broken.

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Doh!

My apologies for the fat-fingering / gibberish... looks like this
year's flu has really knocked me for a loop or whatever... (though
now this is reduced to why I was getting lame server delegation
warnings (for this zone) during this same incident -- though that's
hardly something for NANOG, itself).

Thanks for the "kick in the head," Phil...

Regards,
Russell