Wildcard MX not working correctly

Mark Andrews Mark_Andrews at isc.org
Thu Jun 1 02:37:30 UTC 2006


> > > What am i missing?  Many thanks.
> >
> > Posting the full zone file and the real query that is failing.
> 
> [ip addresses replaced to protect the innocent]
> ___________________________________
> 
> x.com.  IN      SOA     ns1.w.y. info.x.y. (
>                         2006050529
>                         7200
>                         7200
>                         604800
>                         86400 )
> ;
>                 NS      ns1.w.y.
>                 NS      ns2.w.y.
>                 NS      ns3.w.y.
> 
>                 IN      A       1.2.3.4
> 
> www1            IN      A       1.2.3.4
> 
> list            IN      A       5.6.7.8
> 
> time            IN      A       5.6.7.8
> 
> email           IN      A       3.4.5.6
> 
> x.com.          IN      MX 10 a.b.c.d.
> list.x.com.     IN      MX 10 a.b.c.d.
> *.x.com.        IN      MX 10 email
> ___________________________________
> 
> $ dig test.x.com MX
> 
> ; <<>> DiG 9.2.5 <<>> test.x.com MX
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 21778
> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
> 
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;test.x.com.           IN      MX
> 
> ;; Query time: 49 msec
> ;; SERVER: 62.6.253.69#53(62.6.253.69)
> ;; WHEN: Wed May 31 10:15:16 2006
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 37

	Try querying the authoritative nameserver.  There is no
	"aa" in the flags above.

	You should get something like this. Note there is no way
	to tell named to not add the SOA record.  This was done
	with "minimal-response yes;" against BIND 9.3.1 using your
	test zone as posted above.

; <<>> DiG 9.3.2 <<>> @127.0.0.2 test.x.com
; (1 server found)
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 31525
;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;test.x.com.			IN	A

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
x.com.			86400	IN	SOA	ns1.w.y. info.x.y. 2006050529 7200 7200 604800 86400

;; Query time: 6 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.2#53(127.0.0.2)
;; WHEN: Thu Jun  1 12:33:31 2006
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 78


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