Answer Section or Authority Section?

[David Botham]

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> >
> > Why does it matter *how* the query was made?  I would think that
there
> > is only one right response.  In other words, from a given name
server's
> > perspective, it should have a view of the name space and regardless
of
> > *how* the question was asked, it should return that response.
> 
> 	rd=0	Give me the answer or tell me how to find it.
> 	rd=1 	Give me the answer.
> 
> 	Now if the server is performing both authoritative and caching
> 	rolls then it needs to give a answer if rd is set even if it
> 	is answering with glue, (BIND 9 will fetch the real answer).
> 
> 	If the server is performing authoritatively (either by client
> 	request rd=0 or server configuration ra=0) then a referral is
> 	returned containing the glue.


Thanks!

Dave...


> 
> 	Mark
> 
> > Thanks again,
> >
> > Dave...
> >
> >
> > >
> > > 	Mark
> > >
> > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Dave...
> > > >
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