MX record and trailing period.

[David Botham]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bind-users-bounce at isc.org [mailto:bind-users-bounce at isc.org] On
> Behalf Of Colin
> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 11:33 AM
> To: comp-protocols-dns-bind at isc.org
> Subject: MX record and trailing period.
> 
> 
> I have a DNS server running Bind 9.2.1 on a OpenBSD 3.0 box.  When I
> look up a MX record using nslookup, I have to put a period after the
> domain.  For example, to lookup a MX record for sspca.org I have to
> type sspca.org.  – note the trailing period.  What am I doing
> wrong??

You are using 'nslookup'.  Use dig.


> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Colin