Marc,
I'll ask the registry about this... I know they had an iniative to remove
"orphaned" A records from the zone (see link below). Another criteria point
they had about publishing said records was that the nameserver is referenced
by a domain name
http://resellers.tucows.com/opensrs/orphan_a_records
Charles Daminato
OpenSRS Product Manager
Tucows Inc. - chuck@tucows.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org
> [mailto:owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org]On Behalf Of Marc Storck
> Sent: September 17, 2002 8:55 AM
> To: discuss-list@opensrs.org
> Subject: ns5.luxadmin.org
>
>
> Hello,
>
> we have a problem with ns5.luxadmin.org, but OpenSRS-support seems unable
> to help, do you guys know what to do??
> A pasted some information below, you will see the problem within it:
>
> <copy-paste>
> atlantis:~ # whois -h whois.internic.net ns5.luxadmin.org
> Whois Server Version 1.3
> Domain names in the .com, .net, and .org domains can now be registered
> with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
> for detailed information.
> Server Name: NS5.LUXADMIN.ORG
> IP Address: 65.125.228.71
> Registrar: TUCOWS, INC.
> Whois Server: whois.opensrs.net
> Referral URL: http://www.opensrs.org
> >>> Last update of whois database: Sun, 15 Sep 2002 05:00:34 EDT <<<
> The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .ORG, .EDU domains and
> Registrars.
> </copy-paste>
>
> as you can see the nameserver is registered nameserver, but the
> gtld-servers do NOT list an A record for it:
>
> <copy-paste>
> atlantis:~ # dig @a.gtld-servers.net ns5.luxadmin.org in a
> ; <<>> DiG 9.2.1 <<>> @a.gtld-servers.net ns5.luxadmin.org in a
> ;; global options: printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 58943
> ;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;ns5.luxadmin.org. IN A
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> luxadmin.org. 172800 IN NS NS1.luxadmin.org.
> luxadmin.org. 172800 IN NS NS2.luxadmin.org.
> ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> NS1.luxadmin.org. 172800 IN A 195.206.105.1
> NS2.luxadmin.org. 172800 IN A 195.206.105.2
> ;; Query time: 100 msec
> ;; SERVER: 192.5.6.30#53(a.gtld-servers.net)
> ;; WHEN: Sun Sep 15 22:16:24 2002
> ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 102
> </copy-paste>
>
> as you can see ns1.luxadmin.org and ns2.luxadmin.org have such records, if
> you further check yourself you will see A RRs for ns3.luxadmin.org,
> ns4.luxadmin.org and ns6.luxadmin.org on the GTLD-Servers.
>
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