nslookup can't find my domain

Barry Margolin barmar at bbnplanet.com
Mon Jan 10 19:32:19 UTC 2000


In article <4.3.0.29.0.20000110091444.01582d80 at mail.netpacq.com>,
Paul Jacobs  <paul at netpacq.com> wrote:
>Hmmm All I get is:
>
>Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2128]
>(C) Copyright 1985-1999 Microsoft Corp.
>
>C:\WINNT>nslookup usls.edu
>Server:  ns3.netpacq.net
>Address:  208.239.156.6
>
>Name:    usls.edu

Because usls.edu has no A records, which is what nslookup looks for by
default.  As you can see below, it has an MX record, some NS records, and
an SOA record, but no A records.

% dig usls.edu any @atlas.usls.edu

; <<>> DiG 2.2 <<>> usls.edu any @atlas.usls.edu 
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 10
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; Ques: 1, Ans: 5, Auth: 3, Addit: 3
;; QUESTIONS:
;;	usls.edu, type = ANY, class = IN

;; ANSWERS:
usls.edu.	86400	MX	0 atlas.usls.edu.
usls.edu.	86400	NS	atlas.usls.edu.
usls.edu.	86400	NS	hercules.usls.edu.
usls.edu.	86400	NS	mozcom1.mozcom.com.
usls.edu.	86400	SOA	atlas.usls.edu. hostmaster.atlas.usls.edu. (
			200001102	; serial
			10800	; refresh (3 hours)
			3600	; retry (1 hour)
			3599999	; expire (41 days 15 hours 59 mins 59 secs)
			3600 )	; minimum (1 hour)


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