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Re: Root server error

  • From: Will Yardley
  • Date: Thu Feb 27 15:05:48 2003 
On Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 02:21:20PM -0500, Geo. wrote:
 
> Can someone verify something for me?
> 
> Do an NSLOOKUP for www.stemtostern.com and stemtostern.com against the
> i.gtld-servers.net
> 
> why would the www one resolve?

It's stale glue; i.e., there's a host (nameserver) record for this
address. Delete or modify the record.

jazz% whois www.stemtostern.com

Whois Server Version 1.3

Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.

   Server Name: WWW.STEMTOSTERN.COM
   IP Address: 216.144.36.50
   Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
   Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
   Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com

jazz% dig @b.gtld-servers.net www.stemtostern.com +norec

; <<>> DiG 9.3.0s20021217 <<>> @b.gtld-servers.net www.stemtostern.com +norec
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 57571
;; flags: qr; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;www.stemtostern.com.           IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
www.stemtostern.com.    172800  IN      A       216.144.36.50

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
stemtostern.com.        172800  IN      NS      NS1.NLS.NET.
stemtostern.com.        172800  IN      NS      NS2.NLS.NET.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
NS1.NLS.NET.            172800  IN      A       216.144.0.10
NS2.NLS.NET.            172800  IN      A       216.144.0.11

;; Query time: 17 msec
;; SERVER: 192.33.14.30#53(b.gtld-servers.net)
;; WHEN: Thu Feb 27 11:59:29 2003
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 128

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