Different answer when querying @server from different clients

[Steven Carr]

On 8 March 2015 at 13:50, Barry S. Finkel <bsfinkel at att.net> wrote:
> Using "+trace" with "@8.8.8.8" ignores the "@8.8.8.8", as
> that server is never queried when the query starts at the root
> and moves down the DNS tree to authorized servers.

Incorrect, specifying @8.8.8.8 means that dig +trace will use 8.8.8.8
to find the root servers and then continue to query the authoritative
nameservers directly for any subsequent queries.

Steve