%-> Is there anything like whois or nslookup for finding out MX records?

Dig -- e.g:

# dig claborn.net. mx

; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> claborn.net. mx
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 4
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;      claborn.net, type = MX, class = IN

;; ANSWER SECTION:
claborn.net.            3D IN MX        5 mail.claborn.net.
claborn.net.            3D IN MX        10 mail.theplanet.com.

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
claborn.net.            3D IN NS        ns1.theplanet.com.
claborn.net.            3D IN NS        ns2.theplanet.com.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
mail.claborn.net.       3D IN A         216.234.236.2
mail.theplanet.com.     3D IN A         216.234.234.32
ns1.theplanet.com.      3D IN A         216.234.234.30
ns2.theplanet.com.      3D IN A         216.234.234.31

;; Total query time: 464 msec
;; WHEN: Fri Oct 13 14:43:17 2000
;; MSG SIZE  sent: 29  rcvd: 184


2# dig @ns1.theplanet.com. claborn.net. mx

; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> @ns1.theplanet.com. claborn.net. mx
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 4
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;      claborn.net, type = MX, class = IN

;; ANSWER SECTION:
claborn.net.            3D IN MX        5 mail.claborn.net.
claborn.net.            3D IN MX        10 mail.theplanet.com.

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
claborn.net.            3D IN NS        ns1.theplanet.com.
claborn.net.            3D IN NS        ns2.theplanet.com.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
mail.claborn.net.       3D IN A         216.234.236.2
mail.theplanet.com.     3D IN A         216.234.234.32
ns1.theplanet.com.      3D IN A         216.234.234.30
ns2.theplanet.com.      3D IN A         216.234.234.31

;; Total query time: 229 msec
;; WHEN: Fri Oct 13 14:43:48 2000
;; MSG SIZE  sent: 29  rcvd: 184


-- Juha



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