Re: Two domains reporting errors

2014-09-28 Thread LuKreme
On 28 Sep 2014, at 08:37 , LuKreme krem...@kreme.com wrote: This is all very interesting. To be honest, I first figured out how to generate named.con and the domain failed Sigh. named.conf and the domain files. I swear, my typos and OS X autocorrect do *not* get along. -- K is for KATE

Re: Two domains reporting errors

2014-09-28 Thread Novosielski, Ryan
OS X/iOS autocorrect doesn't work well for technology conversations, period. It's always changing words and acronyms to other things more interesting. I swear it waits till the moment you hit send. -- *Note: UMDNJ is now Rutgers-Biomedical and Health Sciences* || \\UTGERS

AXFR root zone

2014-09-28 Thread Ronald F. Guilmette
Is it possible to use dig to AXFR the root zone? I mean without having any special foreknowledge of which specific root zone servers will and will not accept the AXFR request? If so, how would I do that, exactly? I tried this: dig . axfr but I just got back a Transfer failed error

Re: AXFR root zone

2014-09-28 Thread Anand Buddhdev
On 28/09/2014 22:41, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: Hi Ronald, Is it possible to use dig to AXFR the root zone? I mean without having Yes, it is. any special foreknowledge of which specific root zone servers will and will not accept the AXFR request? If so, how would I do that, exactly? I

Re: AXFR root zone

2014-09-28 Thread Ronald F. Guilmette
In message 54287c3f.60...@ripe.net, Anand Buddhdev ana...@ripe.net wrote: ... Unlike other query types, an AXFR is not recursively looked up by a resolver. Ah! Ok. That certainly explains the failure then. Thank you for enlightening me! P.S. Strangely, this rather different query _does_

Re: AXFR root zone

2014-09-28 Thread staticsafe
On 9/28/2014 17:59, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: I ask because I have indeed written a script which I will be running on the order of once per day, and which needs to be able to suck down a copy of the root zone. May I rely on this continuing to work for the forseeable future if I hardcode my

Re: AXFR root zone

2014-09-28 Thread Jaap Akkerhuis
I ask because I have indeed written a script which I will be running on the order of once per day, and which needs to be able to suck down a copy of the root zone. May I rely on this continuing to some of the root-servers allow an axfr, but you are probably better off looking at

Re: AXFR root zone

2014-09-28 Thread Ronald F. Guilmette
In message 54288592.6030...@staticsafe.ca, staticsafe m...@staticsafe.ca wrote: I suggest using: xfr.lax.dns.icann.org xfr.cjr.dns.icann.org As mentioned on http://www.dns.icann.org/services/axfr/. Oh! Excellent! This is *exactly* what I needed! Thanks ever so much. Regards, rfg

Re: AXFR root zone

2014-09-28 Thread Anand Buddhdev
On 28/09/2014 23:59, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: Hi Ronald, Wow! I am delighted that I've been able to get an answer to my question direct from the horse's mouth as we say... and on a Sunday even! So, um, THANK YOU for that. You're welcome :) It appears to me that the a root server _does

Re: AXFR root zone

2014-09-28 Thread Ronald F. Guilmette
In message 54289195.2070...@ripe.net, Anand Buddhdev ana...@ripe.net wrote: If you wanted your script to be robust, then you would program it with the names of all 13 root name servers, and have it try the zone transfers from a random server each time, and trying another one in case of failure.

Punycode questions

2014-09-28 Thread Ronald F. Guilmette
I hope this post won't be considered too far off topic. I've already sent this same question off to the guy who is the current maintainer of the Net::IDN::Punycode Perl module, but while I'm still impatiently awaiting his response I'm thinking that maybe folks here could enlighten me. In a