NetSol whois/root-servers fubar again?
Phil Howard
phil at whistler.intur.net
Tue Oct 5 08:04:34 UTC 1999
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 at AXIONET.COM
> 604-737-1722
> Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
> DNS Administration (DA256-ORG) support at WEBDIRECT.COM
> +1 (604) 222.4646
> Billing Contact:
> Black, John (JB8429) black at 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 at 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 at ANTIGUASPORTSWEAR.COM
| 602-860-1444
| Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
| Global Network Management Center (GNMC) hostmaster at ATTMAIL.COM
| 314-519-5708,
| Fax- - - 800-795-3510
| Fax- - - 800-795-3510
| Billing Contact:
| Blanchette, Joseph (JB8801) jblanchette at 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 at 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 at 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 at canopus:/home/phil 24>
So I suspect your whois is broken.
--
Phil Howard KA9WGN
phil at intur.net phil at ipal.net
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