non existent host/domain

[Mark Andrews]

> On Thu, 27 Apr 2000, Jim Howard wrote:
> 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: R Joseph Wright [mailto:rjoseph at speakeasy.org]
> > > Sent: Thursday, 27 April 2000 14:29 h
> > 
> > > > >happening is I get this when I do 'nslookup mammalia.org':
> > > > >
> > > > >Server:  localhost.org
> > > > >Address:  127.0.0.1
> > > > >
> > > > >*** localhost.org can't find mammalia.org: Non-existent host/domain
> > 
> > > You mean I'm supposed to create an A record for my zone?  None of the
> > > configurations I've looked at have anything like that.  What 
> > 
> > 
> > When you do tell a system "nslookup mammalia.org", the only
> > thing it is going to return are "A" records (or CNAMEs, etc)
> > but this query will not show you the NS or MX entries.
> > 
> > What is it you want the server to return when you query this???
> > 
> For example, I can do nslookup microsoft.com and get this:
> 
> Script started on Thu Apr 27 13:30:12 2000
> Server:  localhost.org
> Address:  127.0.0.1
> 
> Non-authoritative answer:
> Name:    microsoft.com
> Addresses:  207.46.131.30, 207.46.130.14, 207.46.130.149, 207.46.130.45
> 	  207.46.131.137
> 
> Or nslookup ibm.com:
> 
> Server:  localhost.org
> Address:  127.0.0.1
> 
> Non-authoritative answer:
> Name:    ibm.com
> Address:  129.34.139.30
> 
> Why won't nslookup mammalia.org give me anything?
> 
> 
> 

	It has no nameservers.

	Mark

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   Domain Name: MAMMALIA.ORG
   Registrar: CORE INTERNET COUNCIL OF REGISTRARS
   Whois Server: whois.corenic.net
   Referral URL: www.corenic.net
   Name Server: No nameserver
   Updated Date: 26-apr-2000


>>> Last update of whois database: Thu, 27 Apr 00 05:37:24 EDT <<<

The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .ORG, .EDU domains and
Registrars.

Joseph Wright (template COCO-417179) 
   525 Minor Ave N
   Seattle, WA   98109   US

   Domain Name: mammalia.org
   Status:      production

   Admin Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
      Joseph Wright (COCO-417179) rjoseph at speakeasy.org
      2062642756

   CORE Registrar: CORE-11

   Record created:       2000-04-26 23:22:25 MET by CORE-11

   Domain has no name servers


   Database last updated on 2000-04-27 22:40:31 MET

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