Nameserver (lookup) Error

Kevin Darcy kcd at daimlerchrysler.com
Tue Aug 22 21:38:20 UTC 2000


Lots of folks have screwed up DNS out there. If you want to pinpoint what=
's
wrong with someone else's DNS so that you can tell them what's broken, th=
en I'd
recommend using one of the DNS-checking tools, or, if you want to do thin=
gs the
hard, old-fashioned way, like I do, familiarize yourself with "dig" and t=
he
iterative query resolution process, and diagnose the problem by issuing a=
 few
queries...


- Kevin

Diana Block wrote:

> Hi all,
> we have running 2 DNS-Server under Linux (Bind8) that work fine. But
> sometimes our Mailserver (Sendmail) can=B4t send mails cause of our Nam=
eserver
> can=B4t find the Domain. The strange problem is that this behaviour is
> irregular 2-5 times a week. Anybody can give me an advice how to check =
the
> Nameserver and find out the problem.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Mit freundlichem Gru=DF aus Sankt Augustin
> Diana Block
>
> ChemSoft GmbH
> Market-Services
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> Technik und Service: TechnoPark der GMD, Rathausallee 10
> Telefon 02241/334691 - Fax 02241/334692 - http://www.chemsoft.de






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