+trace works on domain that gives SERVFAIL normally

[Adam Clark]

Hi,
  We hare having a weird problems.  A domain lookup for a particilar
domain
Produces different results dependant on whether or not the +trace flag
is used.

Any ideas?

[root at monet1 etc]# named -v
BIND 9.2.4

See dig outputs below:

#################################################################
# 1st dig run
#################################################################
[root at monet1 etc]# rndc flush
[root at monet1 etc]# dig @10.10.10.20 heartofphilosophy.com

; <<>> DiG 9.2.4 <<>> @10.10.10.20 heartofphilosophy.com
; (1 server found)
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 2935
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;heartofphilosophy.com.         IN      A

;; Query time: 358 msec
;; SERVER: 10.10.10.20#53(10.10.10.20)
;; WHEN: Thu Feb  8 10:42:47 2007
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 39

#################################################################
# 2nd dig run
#################################################################
[root at monet1 etc]# rndc flush
[root at monet1 etc]# dig +trace @10.10.10.20 heartofphilosophy.com

; <<>> DiG 9.2.4 <<>> +trace @10.10.10.20 heartofphilosophy.com
; (1 server found)
;; global options:  printcmd
.                       518400  IN      NS      J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       518400  IN      NS      K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       518400  IN      NS      L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       518400  IN      NS      M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       518400  IN      NS      A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       518400  IN      NS      B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       518400  IN      NS      C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       518400  IN      NS      D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       518400  IN      NS      E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       518400  IN      NS      F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       518400  IN      NS      G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       518400  IN      NS      H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
.                       518400  IN      NS      I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
;; Received 228 bytes from 10.10.10.20#53(10.10.10.20) in 1 ms

com.                    172800  IN      NS      A.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    172800  IN      NS      G.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    172800  IN      NS      H.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    172800  IN      NS      C.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    172800  IN      NS      I.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    172800  IN      NS      B.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    172800  IN      NS      D.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    172800  IN      NS      L.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    172800  IN      NS      F.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    172800  IN      NS      J.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    172800  IN      NS      K.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    172800  IN      NS      E.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
com.                    172800  IN      NS      M.GTLD-SERVERS.NET.
;; Received 511 bytes from 192.58.128.30#53(J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET) in 310
ms

heartofphilosophy.com.  172800  IN      NS      ns1.alexsrv30.com.
heartofphilosophy.com.  172800  IN      NS      ns2.alexsrv30.com.
;; Received 117 bytes from 192.5.6.30#53(A.GTLD-SERVERS.NET) in 1004 ms

heartofphilosophy.com.  14400   IN      A       75.126.34.72
heartofphilosophy.com.  86400   IN      NS      ns1.alexsrv30.com.
heartofphilosophy.com.  86400   IN      NS      ns2.alexsrv30.com.
;; Received 133 bytes from 75.126.27.219#53(ns1.alexsrv30.com) in 201 ms


Adam Clark
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