Subdomains? AXFR?

Brad Knowles brad.knowles at skynet.be
Wed Jun 27 21:54:41 UTC 2001


At 7:46 PM +0000 6/27/01, Robert Schultz wrote:

>  I'd like a list of all 'sub-domains' available on any given 'major' domain.
>  For example, ign.com has several domains. pc.ign.com, xbox.ign.com,
>  psx.ign.com, pocket.ign.com, etc.
>  The DNS servers have got to know what subdomain's are available.
>
>  I think an AXFR query is what i'm after.

	Yup.

>  Although I haven't gotten it to work.
>  The most I get is:
>
>  [user at box]$ host -l -v -t any ign.com
>  rcode = 0 (Success), ancount=3
>  Found 1 addresses for NS1.AFFILIATION.com
>  Found 1 addresses for NS4.SNOWBALL.com
>  Found 1 addresses for NS3.SNOWBALL.com
>  Trying 64.41.179.155
>  Server failed, trying next server: Query refused
>  Trying 64.41.179.249
>  Server failed, trying next server: Query refused
>  Trying 64.41.179.204
>  Server failed: Query refused

	They all refuse a zone transfer (which, IMO, is as it should be). 
Unless you're the admin for one or more of these boxes and you can 
change it's configuration to allow you to perform an AXFR, you're 
screwed.

-- 
Brad Knowles, <brad.knowles at skynet.be>

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