resolve fails when no forwarders but roots configured

[Jeff Stevens]

I have a customer complaining he cannot resolve MX for domains like: 
ceanet.com.au

I tried it using my own DNS with no forwarders but roots configured, and I 
get no results for the domain unless I request type ANY.  Then, I tried 
doing the query using ns1.asiaonline.net.au as the server, and I get no A 
record for ceanet.com.au but I do get a result if I request MX records.

What is needed in the BIND configuration to make this resolve properly?


C:\>dig ceanet.com.au any

; <<>> DiG 9.2.3 <<>> ceanet.com.au any
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 41
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;ceanet.com.au.                 IN      ANY

;; ANSWER SECTION:
ceanet.com.au.          82067   IN      NS      ns1.asiaonline.net.au.
ceanet.com.au.          82067   IN      NS      ns2.asiaonline.net.au.

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
ceanet.com.au.          82067   IN      NS      ns1.asiaonline.net.au.
ceanet.com.au.          82067   IN      NS      ns2.asiaonline.net.au.

;; Query time: 210 msec
;; SERVER: 9.5.56.157#53(9.5.56.157)
;; WHEN: Tue Aug 17 11:58:09 2004
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 110



C:\>dig  @ns1.asiaonline.net.au ceanet.com.au

; <<>> DiG 9.2.3 <<>> @ns1.asiaonline.net.au ceanet.com.au
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 41
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;ceanet.com.au.                 IN      A

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
ceanet.com.au.          600     IN      SOA     ns1.nexon.com.au. noc-au.asiaonl
ine.net. 2004013003 7200 3600 604800 600

;; Query time: 370 msec
;; SERVER: 210.215.1.1#53(ns1.asiaonline.net.au)
;; WHEN: Tue Aug 17 12:12:37 2004
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 98


C:\>dig  @ns1.asiaonline.net.au ceanet.com.au mx

; <<>> DiG 9.2.3 <<>> @ns1.asiaonline.net.au ceanet.com.au mx
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 41
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 4

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;ceanet.com.au.                 IN      MX

;; ANSWER SECTION:
ceanet.com.au.          600     IN      MX      20 mx1.nexon.com.au.
ceanet.com.au.          600     IN      MX      10 mail.ceanet.com.au.

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
ceanet.com.au.          600     IN      NS      ns2.nexon.com.au.
ceanet.com.au.          600     IN      NS      ns1.nexon.com.au.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
mail.ceanet.com.au.     600     IN      A       210.215.130.146
mx1.nexon.com.au.       60      IN      A       210.215.48.100
ns1.nexon.com.au.       60      IN      A       210.215.221.1
ns2.nexon.com.au.       60      IN      A       210.215.222.1

;; Query time: 480 msec
;; SERVER: 210.215.1.1#53(ns1.asiaonline.net.au)
;; WHEN: Tue Aug 17 12:12:45 2004
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 178

-- 
Jeffrey Stevens/Rochester/IBM (jstevens at vnet.ibm.com)
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