On 07/12/02 at 14:34, Warren Michelsen wrote:
> At 2:06 PM -0700 07/12/2002, Global Homes Webmaster wrote:
> >
> >Is that other ('rogue') server serving the zone as a master or a slave?
>
> Slave
>
> >If it's a slave, and it was getting zone transfers from your name
> >server(s), then it should eventually expire the zone data and
> >everything will go away
>
> I'd expected that to happen by now (another curiosity). The
> expiration is set for seven days and it's been weeks since I removed
> the zones from my servers and requested that my secondaries do the
> same (June 26th, I believe.)
>
> Of course, the secondary in question, eaglecrest.jurisdata.com, is
> running Windows NT so who knows how Gates and Company have re-written
> the DNS rules and such. Microsoft is not known for adhering to
> Internet standards and RFCs.
Good point. M$'s idea of 'standards' seems to be that everyone should do it
their way.
> >... if it's a slave, you could always re-establish the zone on your
> >master server, but give it MX records that point off into oblivion.
> >Then, the next time the secondary grabs a zone transfer, everyone
> >will be going off into the void.
>
> Hmmm. that's an interesting idea...
Another possible advantage to it is that you could also point the domain at
a web page explaining that the domain is no longer active and that the
ex-client is a dead-beat, etc., to whatever extent might be warranted by
the tenor of your parting of ways with your ex-client. Being oh-so-careful
to avoid libel, of course...
--
Christopher Bort | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Webmaster, Global Homes | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<http://www.globalhomes.com/>
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