[mrtg] Re: mrtg.org /.net

[Eric Werner]

On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Tim Schuh wrote:

> Not likely.  I tend to agree with the 'on hold' suggestion.  The 'nic
> doesn't mark domains as 'on hold' in the whois database any longer,
> they just stop forwarding DNS for that domain.  Note the lack of any
> authoritative sources in the query below.
> 
> 10:11am schuh at scylla: 101 > dig mrtg.org
> 
> ; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> mrtg.org 
> ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
> ;; got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 6
> ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL:
> 0
> ;; QUERY SECTION:
> ;;      mrtg.org, type = A, class = IN
> 
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> org.                    9m32s IN SOA    A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> hostmaster.INTERNIC.NET. (
>                                         1999072600      ; serial
>                                         30M             ; refresh
>                                         15M             ; retry
>                                         1W              ; expiry
>                                         1D )            ; minimum

Another clue above is the "status: NXDOMAIN".  Both factors tell me the
domain is on hold for some reason.

Eric Werner
Senior Network Administrator
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