TTLs

[Barry Margolin]

In article <9ivd4b$6ms at pub3.rc.vix.com>,
Fabiola Caceres  <fabiola at infi.net> wrote:
>NOW, here is the same zone file, but after I reload my name server:
>>dig SAO vh4.infi.net
>
>; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> SAO vh4.infi.net
>;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
>;; got answer:
>;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4
>;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
>;; QUERY SECTION:
>;;      vh4.infi.net, type = A, class = IN
>
>;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
>vh4.infi.net.           1D IN SOA       ns1.infi.net. hostmaster.infi.net.
>(
>                                        2001071400      ; serial
>                                        3H              ; refresh
>                                        1H              ; retry
>                                        1W              ; expiry
>                                        1D )            ; minimum
>
>
>;; Total query time: 3 msec
>;; FROM: ns1.infi.net to SERVER: default -- 209.97.61.10
>;; WHEN: Mon Jul 16 14:32:18 2001
>;; MSG SIZE  sent: 30  rcvd: 81
>
>The only difference I see it's the serial number change, but not the TTL
>lower to 15 min (900 sec)

The TTL of the SOA record is always copied from the "minimum" field of the
SOA record.  $TTL is used as the default TTL for all other records.

-- 
Barry Margolin, barmar at genuity.net
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