>> dig a.b.qnamemin-test.internet.nl TXT
>
> I really appreciate it when people don't just do the study, but let
> others know how to confirm that their configuration looks "right" from
> the outside.
very much agree. but i am confused. you can't put your foot in the
same river twice.
foo.you:/usr/home/randy> dig a.b.qnamemin-test.internet.nl TXT
; <<>> DiG 9.12.4 <<>> a.b.qnamemin-test.internet.nl TXT
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 65229
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;a.b.qnamemin-test.internet.nl. IN TXT
;; ANSWER SECTION:
a.b.qnamemin-test.internet.nl. 10 IN TXT "HOORAY - QNAME
minimisation is enabled on your resolver :)!"
;; Query time: 606 msec
;; SERVER: 147.28.0.35#53(147.28.0.35)
;; WHEN: Sat Apr 27 16:58:51 UTC 2019
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 130
foo.you:/usr/home/randy> dig a.b.qnamemin-test.internet.nl TXT
; <<>> DiG 9.12.4 <<>> a.b.qnamemin-test.internet.nl TXT
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 47763
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
; COOKIE: ba1915e9fa768885f59120285cc49437437b645f8ac77b10 (good)
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;a.b.qnamemin-test.internet.nl. IN TXT
;; ANSWER SECTION:
a.b.qnamemin-test.internet.nl. 10 IN TXT "NO - QNAME minimisation is
NOT enabled on your resolver :("
;; Query time: 323 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Sat Apr 27 17:41:11 UTC 2019
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 157
so, maybe if it is cached it is not working.
local server is a bind 9.12.4 auth. recurses locally, but not globally.
randy