I wrote many times before that the zone files are not authoritative for
domain name availability checks. Try with some of your domains - just remove
both nameservers and it will disappear from the zone file. Also there
are a lot of examples where *there are* nameservers in the registry
database but there isn't a record in the zone files. Some days later
they appear back. I think this happens when the domain names are
transferred. But anyway the zone files are unusable to compare old
with new ones and wait for some to expire. In my recent experience
only TEST387532blabla.com domains as well some stupid names expire.
Well there are exceptions - I registered that way "founded.org".
Also I remember you did some stats on how much domains are "dropped"
and noticed that some days the number reaches 50K. Well after you check
for availability the number of really dropped domain names is the same
as the other days. Just the number of removed domains from the zone files
is higher.
So the zone files is OK to be used for the purpose verio.com uses them -
to find out the newly registered domains and to spam the owners
which personally I don't need. So I stopped spending time with the zone
files a month ago...
And again - a domain name is in the registry but not in the zone file if:
Reason 1: nameservers are removed, that is clear.
Reason 2: unknown (when there are nameservers in the registry records
but there is no records in the zone file). It will be good if that reason
is cleared, too...
Regards,
Doytchin
Joe Baptista wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Sep 2000, Marc Schneiders wrote:
>
> > Could you perhaps add a note about the date the files reflect? I
> > downloaded the 65MB file and it is very usefull, thanks. I noted, however,
> > that domains registered in May (maybe others I checked some from May, to
> > wit zzz4 and zzz5:-) are not in there yet.
>
> I'll do that next time. As for zzz4 and zzz5 I can't find them in my
> recent test file for Sept 18 or 19 - and a check of the dns shows they
> don't even exist - see attached dig reports. But I did find them both in
> the whois. Which begs the question why is this so. If you have an
> explaination please advise - if anyone has an explaination please advise.
>
> And thank you for bringing this to my attention.
>
> Regards
> Joe
>
> ; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> zzz4.com. any
> ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
> ;; got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 4
> ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
> ;; QUERY SECTION:
> ;; zzz4.com, type = ANY, class = IN
>
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> COM. 1D IN SOA
> A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. hostmaster.nsiregistry.N
> ET. (
> 2000091901 ; serial
> 30M ; refresh
> 15M ; retry
> 1W ; expiry
> 1D ) ; minimum
>
> ; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> zzz5.com. any
> ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
> ;; got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 4
> ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
> ;; QUERY SECTION:
> ;; zzz5.com, type = ANY, class = IN
>
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> COM. 1D IN SOA
> A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. hostmaster.nsiregistry.N
> ET. (
> 2000091901 ; serial
> 30M ; refresh
> 15M ; retry
> 1W ; expiry
> 1D ) ; minimum
>
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > --
> > *-------------------------------------------*
> > Marc Schneiders (the rest is in the header)
> > *-------------------------------------------*
> >
> > On Tue, 19 Sep 2000, Joe Baptista wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > we own the network there - so my only concern is that the machine does
> > > not get swamped with requests. only 10 people have asked for the file -
> > > which is only 650 megs in total transfers and that represents a small
> > > tear drop in our bandwidth ocean.
> > >
> > > Later tonight I may make the file available to the public on a machine I'm
> > > testing. So far with the changes made by senior admin I have yet been
> > > unable to crash the box. So I may make the file available to the public
> > > and advertise it on the essoteric dns lists to see how the box holds
> > > out. I bury alot of boxes you know.
> > >
> > > If you guys every need web space on a high capacity network that sizzels
> > > like mom's apple pie - that's us. I have no idea how much it costs to
> > > colocate with us - but I can check.
> > >
> > > dot.GOD Hostmaster
> > > http://www.dot-god.com/
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > > On Tue, 19 Sep 2000, Doytchin Spiridonov wrote:
> > >
> > > > don't you pay for the traffic? :)))
> > > >
> > > > regards,
> > > > doytchin
> > > >
> > > > Joe Baptista wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > you want the zone file or the list of domains? the zone file i deleted
> > > > > some time ago but the domain list is still online.
> > > > >
> > > > > Contact me privately if that's what you want and i'll forward the url.
> > > > >
> > > > > regards
> > > > > dot.GOD Hostmaster
> > > > > http://www.dot-god.com/
> > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > *-------------------------------------------*
> > Marc Schneiders (the rest is in the header)
> > *-------------------------------------------*
> >
