BTW - registry stated that this A record is not published in the zone as "glue" since there are no CNO domain names referencing the entity.
So it's an orphaned A record This entity will still work for names outside of CNO if the luxadmin.org zone will respond with an appropriate A record for ns5.luxadmin.org (which it does) $ dig @ns1.luxadmin.org ns5.luxadmin.org in a ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> @ns1.luxadmin.org ns5.luxadmin.org in a ; (1 server found) ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch ;; got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4 ;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 3, ADDITIONAL: 3 ;; QUERY SECTION: ;; ns5.luxadmin.org, type = A, class = IN ;; ANSWER SECTION: ns5.luxadmin.org. 2D IN A 65.125.228.71 ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: luxadmin.org. 2D IN NS ns1.luxadmin.org. luxadmin.org. 2D IN NS ns2.luxadmin.org. luxadmin.org. 2D IN NS ns6.luxadmin.org. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: ns1.luxadmin.org. 2D IN A 195.206.105.1 ns2.luxadmin.org. 2D IN A 195.206.105.2 ns6.luxadmin.org. 2D IN A 195.206.106.1 ;; Total query time: 115 msec ;; FROM: home.samurai.com to SERVER: ns1.luxadmin.org 195.206.105.1 ;; WHEN: Tue Sep 17 14:18:15 2002 ;; MSG SIZE sent: 34 rcvd: 152 Charles Daminato OpenSRS Product Manager Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Charles Daminato > Sent: September 17, 2002 9:47 AM > To: Marc Storck; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: ns5.luxadmin.org > > > 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. - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Marc Storck > > Sent: September 17, 2002 8:55 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 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. > > >
