Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!ox.com!ox.com!emv From: emv@ox.com (Ed Vielmetti) Subject: Re: broken mailer of the month award: novell.com In-Reply-To: geoff@world.std.com's message of Sun, 19 May 1991 22:42:52 GMT Message-ID: Sender: usenet@ox.com (Usenet News Administrator) Organization: OTA Limited Partnership, Ann Arbor MI. References: <34206@ucsd.Edu> <1991May19.224252.4366@world.std.com> Date: Sun, 19 May 1991 23:40:52 GMT In article <1991May19.224252.4366@world.std.com> geoff@world.std.com (Geoff Collyer) writes: third strike, any one? novell.com name servers are goofed up, too, according to doc; their off-site secondary servers don't return authoritative answers. --Ed Doc-2.0.1: Starting test of novell.com. parent is com. Doc-2.0.1: Test date - Sun May 19 19:33:21 EDT 1991 soa @a.isi.edu. for com. has serial: 910516 ######## Query Log ######## ## Nameservers for com. (dig ns com.): a.isi.edu. aos.brl.mil. c.nyser.net. gunter-adam.af.mil. ns.nasa.gov. ns.nic.ddn.mil. terp.umd.edu. =================== ## SOA record for com. domain from nameserver a.isi.edu. ;; flags: qr aa com. in soa ns.nic.ddn.mil. hostmaster.nic.ddn.mil. ( 910516 ;serial 10800 ;refresh 900 ;retry 604800 ;expire 86400 ) ;minim =================== Doc-2.0.1: Starting test of novell.com. parent is com. Doc-2.0.1: Test date - Sun May 19 19:33:43 EDT 1991 soa @a.isi.edu. for com. has serial: 910516 soa @aos.brl.mil. for com. has serial: 910513 soa @c.nyser.net. for com. has serial: 910516 DIGERR (TIME_OUT): dig @gunter-adam.af.mil. for SOA of parent (com.) failed soa @ns.nasa.gov. for com. has serial: 910516 soa @ns.nic.ddn.mil. for com. has serial: 910516 soa @terp.umd.edu. for com. has serial: 910516 WARNING: Found 2 unique SOA serial #'s for com. Found 4 NS and 4 glue records for novell.com. @a.isi.edu. (non-AUTH) Found 4 NS and 4 glue records for novell.com. @aos.brl.mil. (non-AUTH) Found 4 NS and 4 glue records for novell.com. @c.nyser.net. (non-AUTH) Found 4 NS and 4 glue records for novell.com. @ns.nasa.gov. (non-AUTH) Found 4 NS and 4 glue records for novell.com. @ns.nic.ddn.mil. (non-AUTH) Found 4 NS and 4 glue records for novell.com. @terp.umd.edu. (non-AUTH) DNServers for com. === 0 were also authoritatve for novell.com. === 6 were non-authoritative for novell.com. Servers for com. (not also authoritative for novell.com.) === agree on NS records for novell.com. NS list summary for novell.com. from parent (com.) servers == ccnucb.colorado.edu. novlsun.novell.com. ns.utah.edu. == xlnvax.excelan.com. soa @ccnucb.colorado.edu. for novell.com. serial: ERROR: no SOA record for novell.com. from ccnucb.colorado.edu. DIGERR (TIME_OUT): dig @novlsun.novell.com. for SOA of novell.com. failed soa @ns.utah.edu. for novell.com. serial: ERROR: no SOA record for novell.com. from ns.utah.edu. soa @xlnvax.excelan.com. for novell.com. serial: 100014 ERROR: NS list from novell.com. authoritative servers does not === match NS list from parent (com.) servers NS list summary for novell.com. from authoritative servers == mx.novell.com. newsun.novell.com. npd.novell.com. == prv.novell.com. svl.novell.com. tahiti.novell.com. ERROR: xlnvax.excelan.com. claims to be authoritative, but does not appear in NS list from authoritative servers Checking 2 potential addresses for hosts at novell.com. == 137.65.4.1 130.57.8.1 in-addr PTR record found for 137.65.4.1 in-addr PTR record found for 130.57.8.1 Summary: ERRORS found for novell.com. (count: 4) WARNINGS issued for novell.com. (count: 1) Incomplete test for novell.com. (1) Done testing novell.com. Sun May 19 19:34:40 EDT 1991 ######## Query Log ######## ## Nameservers for com. (dig ns com.): a.isi.edu. aos.brl.mil. c.nyser.net. gunter-adam.af.mil. ns.nasa.gov. ns.nic.ddn.mil. terp.umd.edu. =================== ## SOA record for com. domain from nameserver a.isi.edu. ;; flags: qr aa com. in soa ns.nic.ddn.mil. hostmaster.nic.ddn.mil. ( 910516 ;serial 10800 ;refresh 900 ;retry 604800 ;expire 86400 ) ;minim =================== ## SOA record for com. domain from nameserver aos.brl.mil. ;; flags: qr aa ra com. in soa ns.nic.ddn.mil. hostmaster.nic.ddn.mil. ( 910513 ;serial 10800 ;refresh 900 ;retry 604800 ;expire 86400 ) ;minim =================== ## SOA record for com. domain from nameserver c.nyser.net. ;; flags: qr aa ra com. in soa ns.nic.ddn.mil. hostmaster.nic.ddn.mil. ( 910516 ;serial 10800 ;refresh 900 ;retry 604800 ;expire 86400 ) ;minim =================== ## SOA record for com. domain from nameserver ns.nasa.gov. ;; flags: qr aa ra com. in soa ns.nic.ddn.mil. hostmaster.nic.ddn.mil. ( 910516 ;serial 10800 ;refresh 900 ;retry 604800 ;expire 86400 ) ;minim =================== ## SOA record for com. domain from nameserver ns.nic.ddn.mil. ;; flags: qr aa com. in soa ns.nic.ddn.mil. hostmaster.nic.ddn.mil. ( 910516 ;serial 10800 ;refresh 900 ;retry 604800 ;expire 86400 ) ;minim =================== ## SOA record for com. domain from nameserver terp.umd.edu. ;; flags: qr aa ra com. in soa ns.nic.ddn.mil. hostmaster.nic.ddn.mil. ( 910516 ;serial 10800 ;refresh 900 ;retry 604800 ;expire 86400 ) ;minim =================== ## NS records for novell.com. domain from nameserver a.isi.edu. ;; flags: qr ; ques: 1, ans: 0, auth: 4, addit: 4 ;; authority records: novell.com. 172800 in ns ccnucb.colorado.edu. novell.com. 172800 in ns novlsun.novell.com. novell.com. 172800 in ns ns.utah.edu. novell.com. 172800 in ns xlnvax.excelan.com. ;; additional records: ccnucb.colorado.edu. 172800 in a 128.138.238.34 novlsun.novell.com. 172800 in a 137.65.4.1 ns.utah.edu. 172800 in a 128.110.124.120 xlnvax.excelan.com. 172800 in a 130.57.4.1 =================== ## NS records for novell.com. domain from nameserver aos.brl.mil. ;; flags: qr ra ; ques: 1, ans: 4, auth: 4, addit: 4 ;; answers: novell.com. 172800 in ns ccnucb.colorado.edu. novell.com. 172800 in ns novlsun.novell.com. novell.com. 172800 in ns ns.utah.edu. novell.com. 172800 in ns xlnvax.excelan.com. ;; authority records: novell.com. 172800 in ns ccnucb.colorado.edu. novell.com. 172800 in ns novlsun.novell.com. novell.com. 172800 in ns ns.utah.edu. novell.com. 172800 in ns xlnvax.excelan.com. ;; additional records: ccnucb.colorado.edu. 172800 in a 128.138.238.34 novlsun.novell.com. 172800 in a 137.65.4.1 ns.utah.edu. 172800 in a 128.110.124.120 xlnvax.excelan.com. 172800 in a 130.57.4.1 =================== ## NS records for novell.com. domain from nameserver c.nyser.net. ;; flags: qr ra ; ques: 1, ans: 4, auth: 4, addit: 4 ;; answers: novell.com. 172800 in ns ccnucb.colorado.edu. novell.com. 172800 in ns novlsun.novell.com. novell.com. 172800 in ns ns.utah.edu. novell.com. 172800 in ns xlnvax.excelan.com. ;; authority records: novell.com. 172800 in ns ccnucb.colorado.edu. novell.com. 172800 in ns novlsun.novell.com. novell.com. 172800 in ns ns.utah.edu. novell.com. 172800 in ns xlnvax.excelan.com. ;; additional records: ccnucb.colorado.edu. 172800 in a 128.138.238.34 novlsun.novell.com. 172800 in a 137.65.4.1 ns.utah.edu. 172800 in a 128.110.124.120 xlnvax.excelan.com. 172800 in a 130.57.4.1 =================== ## NS records for novell.com. domain from nameserver ns.nasa.gov. ;; flags: qr ra ; ques: 1, ans: 4, auth: 4, addit: 4 ;; answers: novell.com. 172800 in ns ccnucb.colorado.edu. novell.com. 172800 in ns novlsun.novell.com. novell.com. 172800 in ns ns.utah.edu. novell.com. 172800 in ns xlnvax.excelan.com. ;; authority records: novell.com. 172800 in ns ccnucb.colorado.edu. novell.com. 172800 in ns novlsun.novell.com. novell.com. 172800 in ns ns.utah.edu. novell.com. 172800 in ns xlnvax.excelan.com. ;; additional records: ccnucb.colorado.edu. 172800 in a 128.138.238.34 novlsun.novell.com. 172800 in a 137.65.4.1 ns.utah.edu. 172800 in a 128.110.124.120 xlnvax.excelan.com. 172800 in a 130.57.4.1 =================== ## NS records for novell.com. domain from nameserver ns.nic.ddn.mil. ;; flags: qr ; ques: 1, ans: 4, auth: 4, addit: 4 ;; answers: novell.com. 172800 in ns ccnucb.colorado.edu. novell.com. 172800 in ns novlsun.novell.com. novell.com. 172800 in ns ns.utah.edu. novell.com. 172800 in ns xlnvax.excelan.com. ;; authority records: novell.com. 172800 in ns ccnucb.colorado.edu. novell.com. 172800 in ns novlsun.novell.com. novell.com. 172800 in ns ns.utah.edu. novell.com. 172800 in ns xlnvax.excelan.com. ;; additional records: ccnucb.colorado.edu. 172800 in a 128.138.238.34 novlsun.novell.com. 172800 in a 137.65.4.1 ns.utah.edu. 172800 in a 128.110.124.120 xlnvax.excelan.com. 172800 in a 130.57.4.1 =================== ## NS records for novell.com. domain from nameserver terp.umd.edu. ;; flags: qr ra ; ques: 1, ans: 4, auth: 4, addit: 4 ;; answers: novell.com. 172800 in ns ccnucb.colorado.edu. novell.com. 172800 in ns novlsun.novell.com. novell.com. 172800 in ns ns.utah.edu. novell.com. 172800 in ns xlnvax.excelan.com. ;; authority records: novell.com. 172800 in ns ccnucb.colorado.edu. novell.com. 172800 in ns novlsun.novell.com. novell.com. 172800 in ns ns.utah.edu. novell.com. 172800 in ns xlnvax.excelan.com. ;; additional records: ccnucb.colorado.edu. 172800 in a 128.138.238.34 novlsun.novell.com. 172800 in a 137.65.4.1 ns.utah.edu. 172800 in a 128.110.124.120 xlnvax.excelan.com. 172800 in a 130.57.4.1 =================== ## SOA record for novell.com. domain from nameserver ccnucb.colorado.edu. ;; flags: qr ra =================== ## SOA record for novell.com. domain from nameserver ns.utah.edu. ;; flags: qr ra =================== ## SOA record for novell.com. domain from nameserver xlnvax.excelan.com. ;; flags: qr aa ra novell.com. in soa newsun.novell.com. hostmaster.novell.com. ( 100014 ;serial 10800 ;refresh 3600 ;retry 3600000 ;expire 86400 ) ;minim =================== ## NS records for novell.com. domain from nameserver xlnvax.excelan.com. ;; flags: qr aa ra ; ques: 1, ans: 6, auth: 0, addit: 7 ;; answers: novell.com. 86400 in ns mx.novell.com. novell.com. 86400 in ns newsun.novell.com. novell.com. 86400 in ns npd.novell.com. novell.com. 86400 in ns prv.novell.com. novell.com. 86400 in ns svl.novell.com. novell.com. 86400 in ns tahiti.novell.com. ;; additional records: mx.novell.com. 86400 in a 130.57.8.1 newsun.novell.com. 86400 in a 130.57.10.190 newsun.novell.com. 86400 in a 130.57.16.1 newsun.novell.com. 86400 in a 130.57.4.1 npd.novell.com. 86400 in a 137.65.12.1 prv.novell.com. 86400 in a 137.65.4.1 svl.novell.com. 120 in a 130.57.133.10 =================== ### Queries for nameserver address in-addr.arpa. records ; <<>> DiG 2.0 <<>> +pfset=0x2738 -x ;; flags: qr aa rd ra ; Ques: 1, Ans: 1, Auth: 0, Addit: 0 ;; QUESTIONS: ;; 1.4.65.137.in-addr.arpa, type = ANY, class = IN ;; ANSWERS: 1.4.65.137.in-addr.arpa. 2940 PTR novlsun.prv.Novell.COM. ; <<>> DiG 2.0 <<>> +pfset=0x2738 -x ;; flags: qr aa rd ra ; Ques: 1, Ans: 1, Auth: 0, Addit: 0 ;; QUESTIONS: ;; 1.8.57.130.in-addr.arpa, type = ANY, class = IN ;; ANSWERS: 1.8.57.130.in-addr.arpa. 86400 PTR mx.novell.COM.