> The zone retrieve option looks for common records and copies them. It pulls > A, CNAME, MX and NS records from the zone based on a pre-defined list that > we've implemented (e.g., prefixes including www, ftp, smtp, pop, imap, > etc.). It does not use zone transfer, however this is another option that > we're working on adding as part of a future release that would be in > addition to the retrieve zone option. The retrieve zone option is > especially handy if the name server you're trying to get info from doesn't > support zone transfer.
You can also provide your own list of prefixes with the API call (if you are using API directly). See retrieve_zone_records routine in the dns_manage.cgi for an example. -- Leonid Igolnik.
