I download the root zone files for .com, .net, and .org (check the archives for a thread on how to obtain access to the zone files), then search them for NS records for a given name server. On linux, I use the following:
zcat com.zone.gz | grep NS1.NAMESERVER.TLD > results.txt zcat net.zone.gz | grep NS1.NAMESERVER.TLD >> results.txt zcat org.zone.gz | grep NS1.NAMESERVER.TLD >> results.txt The results.txt file will include an NS record for each .com, .net, and .org domain that is using NS1.NAMESERVER.TLD, plus the A record (glue record) for NS1.NAMESERVER.TLD itself. This takes care of .com, .net, and .org, but doesn't help with other TLD's. (To get a host record deleted, other TLD's probably don't matter anyway.) ----- Original Message ----- From: "domreg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Chuck Hatcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 11:23 AM Subject: Re: Identifying domains that use a nameserver > On Mon, 29 Oct 2001, Chuck Hatcher wrote: > > > You can search the root zone files for domains that use a particular name > > server. I would be happy to do this for the .com, .net, and .org zones, if > > that would help you. Just send me the name of the name server(s). > > I do have a few older name servers I've been trying to remove and can't > track all uses of them. > > How are you able to do this ? > > Rich Roth > Domain Registrar @ On-the-Net.com
