network tools

[Kal Feher]

I must concur with Stephane. The dtools DNS check tool is horrible.
Requiring recursive lookups to pass the checks should be the first
indication that this tool is not quite right. Zone transfers, while
considered by some as a non issue, are generally not allowed to non
authorised servers either.
 
The zonecheck code is available under GPL for anyone who wishes to make use
of it and I'd recommend you use that tool instead. We use it internally with
great success. 

Marko, I also note that the registrant of dtools is an "M. O.". Are you
M.O.? If you wrote the page its ok to tell people about it, but at least
declare your interest please.

On 14/3/08 7:53 AM, "amarko" <marko.oreskovic at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mar 13, 4:03 am, Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortzme... at nic.fr> wrote:
>> On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 11:57:01AM -0700,
>>  amarko <marko.oresko... at gmail.com> wrote
>>  a message of 4 lines which said:
>> 
>>> Just found this site. Since dnsreports arent free anymore this is
>>> great substitution...
>>> http://www.dtools.net
>> 
>> The DNS testing tool is a joke and a poor one. It complains if the
>> name servers of the domain are *not* recursive (or if they deny a zone
>> transfer).
>> 
>> Use a serious tool.
>> 
>> http://www.zonecheck.fr/
> 
> I've used zonecheck before, but it's just simplier version of
> dtools...
> dtools is much more for professionals, but also newbies can use some
> of it advantages..
> try whois service for example, if you find dns report service too
> complicated ...
> 

-- 
Kal Feher