finding authoritative nameservers

[Ronald F. Guilmette]

In message <200805200216.m4K2GH8b029862 at drugs.dv.isc.org>, 
Mark Andrews <Mark_Andrews at isc.org> wrote:

>> In message <200805200014.m4K0E1HR028826 at drugs.dv.isc.org>, 
>> Mark Andrews <Mark_Andrews at isc.org> wrote:
>> 
>> >	res_findzonecut().
>> ...
>> Sigh.  So close, yet so far.
>
>	So ask for the NS records once you have the zone name.

OK.  How?  I really do not know how.  Please enlighten me.

>	This really is not a major issue.

Depends on where one sits, I guess.

>	You complained about res_query() before not giving you what
>	you want.

I remarked about it.  I did not "complain".

>  res_query() is only a wrapper around res_mkquery()
>	and res_send()

Not quite.  (I'm looking at the code, and there's a bit more to it than
ust that.)

>       The functions are there.  You just need to choose the right
>	ones to do the job you want done.

I'm all ears.