unable to resolve *.irs.gov at local bind 9.12.0 server ?

[Lee]

On 1/27/18, PGNet Dev <pgnet.dev at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1/27/18 11:33 AM, Lee wrote:
>> On 1/27/18, PGNet Dev <pgnet.dev at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I've a local bind 9.12.0 server.  Works for virtually all domains.
>>>
>>> For "irs.gov", it fails,
>>
>> works for me on a local bind 9.11.2 server:
>> $ dig a irs.gov.
>
> Do you any of
>
> // forward first;
> // forward only;
> // forwarders {
>
> set in your conf?

nope

> What does TR from your working server show ?

traceroute doesn't make it
  7     7 ms    41 ms    16 ms  dcp-brdr-03.inet.qwest.net [63.235.40.49]
  8     7 ms     8 ms     6 ms  dca-edge-21.inet.qwest.net [67.14.6.66]
  9    11 ms     9 ms     8 ms  72.166.112.82
 10    10 ms    11 ms    11 ms  152.216.7.185
 11     *        *        *     Request timed out.
but traceroute tends to be blocked..

telnet ns1.irs.gov 53
isn't blocked

Regards,
Lee