Error msg when modifying dns information...

Michael Wong michaelwongcs at yahoo.com
Tue Feb 20 06:10:18 UTC 2001


Thanks.

--- Kevin Darcy <kcd at daimlerchrysler.com> wrote:
> 
> Looks like this might be a problem with
> register.com's
> nameserver-validation routine. I see nothing wrong
> with how
> ns1.harmonytel.com is set up, offhand. Perhaps their
> nameserver-validation routine is being thrown by the
> fact that it's a
> nameserver in .com for which no glue record exists
> in the .com zone or
> any of the other gTLD zones. But no glue record is
> necessary, since the
> harmonytel.com zone is hosted by d1.com.sg
> nameservers. The routine
> *shouldn't* be choking on that.
> 
> You should talk to register.com to find out what the
> problem is and
> correct it. If my speculation above is correct,
> then, in the meantime,
> you _may_ be able to get around this by adding
> ns1.harmonytel.com to the
> harmonytel.com delegations (or for that matter, the
> delegations of
> *any* domain you control in .com). Then a glue
> record will exist and
> maybe that will humor the register.com
> nameserver-validation routine.
> You could probably then delete those delegations
> afterwards if you don't
> want them.
> 
> Another possibility is that register.com has
> implemented some sort of
> draconian authorization scheme to prevent people
> from delegating to
> random servers that they don't control. Maybe they
> can't verify that you
> are a contact for the harmonytel.com domain so
> they're not letting you
> delegate to a nameserver in that domain. But that
> too would be a
> ridiculous requirement, especially since
> harmonytel.com is
> (apparently) registered with NSI and register.com
> might have some
> problems trying to verify the contact across
> registrars.
> 
> In either case, take the matter up with
> register.com. It's _their_
> software which is rejecting your update.
> 
> 
> - Kevin
> 
> Michael Wong wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I was trying to change the authoritative DNS for a
> > domain name that was registered with
> > http://mydomain.register.com but encountered an
> error
> > message when submitting the modification of new
> dns
> > entry. The error msg is :
> >
> > The name server you requested has not been
> registered.
> > You are not authorized to register the name server
> > "ns1.harmonytel.com'.
> >
> > I was trying to change the existing authoritative
> DNS
> > to ns1.harmonytel.com & ns2.harmonytel.com.
> >
> > Both the nameservers are new and they are used to
> host
> > other domains as well. Do I need to register these
> > nameservers with an organisation? If so, please
> let me
> > know.
> >
> > As of current, I had no problem using these
> > nameservers to register as authoritative dns for
> two
> > other domains with http://www.sgnic.com.sg
> >
> > Any help render is greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
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