[afnog] SMTP server rejecting domain

[Randy Bush]

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> Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 16:05:52 +0200
> From: "Mangaliso Jere" <mangaliso at gmail.com>
> To: "Sunday Adekunle Folayan" <sfolayan at skannet.com.ng>
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> Subject: Re: [afnog] SMTP server rejecting domain
> 
> For sure Sunday thats a golden rule. But why is it that none of the
> replies found nyala.sdnp.org.mw ( which is the main NS)?
> 
> Because the latter has been running on that status for sometime now.

dns is a resilient protocol.  if you get a server which has usable
data, you will not know one or more others are broken.

doc is my friend

    roam.psg.com:/usr/home/randy> doc -p -w cedrisa.org
    Doc-2.2.3: doc -p -w cedrisa.org
    Doc-2.2.3: Starting test of cedrisa.org.   parent is org.
    Doc-2.2.3: Test date - Fri Jun  2 07:02:06 HST 2006
    ERROR: no SOA record for cedrisa.org. from chambo.sdnp.org.mw.
    ERROR: NS list from cedrisa.org. authoritative servers does not
      === match NS list from parent (org.) servers
    Summary:
       ERRORS found for cedrisa.org. (count: 2)
    Done testing cedrisa.org.  Fri Jun  2 07:02:13 HST 2006

when i see stuff such as you were seeing, it's one of the first
tools i use.  i admit i use it because it's a one-liner and i am
old and lazy.

randy