Can I assume that the fact that www.microsoft.com no longer exists in the DNS
is a result of the (ongoing) root nameserver problems? Things have been really
flaky since the INTERNIC/ALTERNIC flap the other day.
Thanks,
Dan Ehrlich
daneel:8> dig www.microsoft.com @e.root-server.net
; <<>> DiG 2.2 <<>> www.microsoft.com @e.root-server.net
; Bad server: e.root-server.net -- using default server and timer opts
; (3 servers found)
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 10
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; Ques: 1, Ans: 0, Auth: 1, Addit: 0
;; QUESTIONS:
;; www.microsoft.com, type = A, class = IN
;; AUTHORITY RECORDS:
com. 577 SOA A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. hostmaster.INTERNIC.NET. (
1997071700 ; serial
10800 ; refresh (3 hours)
900 ; retry (15 mins)
604800 ; expire (7 days)
86400 ) ; minimum (1 day)
;; Total query time: 3 msec
;; FROM: daneel to SERVER: default -- 130.203.1.10
;; WHEN: Thu Jul 17 09:53:23 1997
;; MSG SIZE sent: 35 rcvd: 112