DNS format error

[Tony Finch]

Jim Pazarena <bind at paz.bz> wrote:

> I see in my logs "DNS format error from 205.178.190.53#53 resolving
> excelwetsuits.com/MX for client 207.34.147.83#54521: invalid response"
> The client is *my* mail server IP.
>
> I am wondering is this error on MY side or their's ?

Theirs.

; <<>> DiG 9.9.4rc1 <<>> ns excelwetsuits.com @a.gtld-servers.net
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 37039
;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 3
;; WARNING: recursion requested but not available

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;excelwetsuits.com.     IN NS

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
excelwetsuits.com.      2d IN NS ns1.lamedelegation.net.
excelwetsuits.com.      2d IN NS ns2.lamedelegation.net.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
ns1.lamedelegation.net. 2d IN A 205.178.190.53
ns2.lamedelegation.net. 2d IN A 206.188.198.53

;; Query time: 146 msec
;; SERVER: 2001:503:a83e::2:30#53(2001:503:a83e::2:30)
;; WHEN: Mon Nov 11 18:01:49 GMT 2013
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 132

Tony.
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