Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc!ubc-cs!alberta!arcsun.arc.ab.ca!mallard From: mallard@arc.ab.ca (Derek Mallard) Subject: DNS not working for ftp? Message-ID: <1991May23.215801.25117@arc.ab.ca> Keywords: name server, ftp Sender: mallard@arc.ab.ca (Derek Mallard) Organization: Alberta Research Council Distribution: na Date: Thu, 23 May 91 21:58:01 GMT Looks like this is the right group for this, let me know if not. We have recently assumed authority for our domain, arc.ab.ca and *.arc.ab.ca. I had thought that doing so would have allowed us to ftp to sites that had in the past refused us access since we were not recognized. Unfortunately it made no difference that I can see. ;-( One site that still refuses us is atari.archive.umich.edu. Can any body suggest what might be the problem? Here are the entries in our named host file on arcsun. Followed by the entry for us at relay.cdnnet.ca since they are the people advertising the NS record for us. --------------------------------------------------------------- ; ARC.AB.CA sub-domain hosts ; @ IN SOA arcsun.arc.ab.ca. mallard.arc.ab.ca. ( 9105161 ; rev level 21600 ; refresh time - 6 hr 3600 ; retry - 60 min 604800 ; expire - 1 wk 43200 ) ; minimum - 12 hr IN NS arcsun.arc.ab.ca. IN NS eureka.arc.ab.ca. ; mail exchanger ; RELAY.CDNNET.CA WILL CONTINUE HANDLING OUR MAIL arc.ab.ca. IN MX 30 relay.cdnnet.ca. *.arc.ab.ca. IN MX 30 relay.cdnnet.ca. ; arcsun IN A 128.144.1.3 ; Sun 3/180 arcsun IN MX 30 relay.cdnnet.ca. ; eureka IN A 128.144.50.22 ; Sparcstation 1 eureka IN MX 30 relay.cdnnet.ca. ; --------------------------------------------------------------- Now the entries for us at relay.cdnnet.ca ; Alberta Research Council ;arc.ab IN MX 10 relay.cdnnet.ca. ;*.arc.ab IN MX 10 relay.cdnnet.ca. arc.ab IN NS arcsun.arc.ab.ca. arc.ab IN NS eureka.arc.ab.ca. arcsun.arc.ab IN A 128.144.1.3 eureka.arc.ab IN A 128.144.50.22 --------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks ahead for any help forthcoming. Derek Mallard mallard@arc.ab.ca Contracted to Alberta Research Council