dig default question

[Mark Andrews]

> Dig looks for A records by default (I am using bind 9.2.5 from debian).
> Why is that ?
> 
> Example: 
> $ dig metaboli.goa.com @ns1.bavoila.net
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: REFUSED, id: 37158
> 
> People would tend to think this entry does not exist, where in fact, i
> does:
> 
> $ dig -t any metaboli.goa.com @ns1.bavoila.net
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> metaboli.goa.com.       43200   IN      CNAME   goa.metaboli.fr.
> 
> -- 
> Xavier Nicollet - FT/SCR/HDI/DDPO/POO/DTQ/Hebex

	The REFUSED is because you asked the server to recurse for
	you and it would have had to recurse to complete the query
	(to follow the CNAME).

	Ask the query again with recursion off.

	Mark

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> +norec metaboli.goa.com @ns1.bavoila.net 
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 51123
;; flags: qr aa; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;	metaboli.goa.com, type = A, class = IN

;; ANSWER SECTION:
metaboli.goa.com.	12H IN CNAME	goa.metaboli.fr.

;; Total query time: 322 msec
;; FROM: drugs.dv.isc.org to SERVER: 193.252.118.130
;; WHEN: Wed Aug 31 08:44:28 2005
;; MSG SIZE  sent: 34  rcvd: 63

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