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<br>dig www.careerone.com.au +short @8.8.8.8<br>www.careerone.com.au.edgesuite.net.<br>a903.g.akamai.net.<br>208.44.23.99<br>208.44.23.121<br><br>Why does the above dig work when <br><br>dig careerone.com.au +nssearch @8.8.8.8<br>SOA dns0.news.com.au. hostmaster.news.com.au. 2012082200 3600 1200 86400 1200 from server usw1.akam.net in 106 ms.<br>SOA dns0.news.com.au. hostmaster.news.com.au. 2012082200 3600 1200 86400 1200 from server usw4.akam.net in 136 ms.<br>SOA dns0.news.com.au. hostmaster.news.com.au. 2012082200 3600 1200 86400 1200 from server usc4.akam.net in 124 ms.<br>SOA dns0.news.com.au. hostmaster.news.com.au. 2012082200 3600 1200 86400 1200 from server usc1.akam.net in 40 ms.<br>SOA dns0.news.com.au. hostmaster.news.com.au. 2012082200 3600 1200 86400 1200 from server usw5.akam.net in 190 ms.<br>SOA dns0.news.com.au. hostmaster.news.com.au. 2012082200 3600 1200 86400 1200 from server ns1-24.akam.net in 171 ms.<br>SOA dns0.news.com.au. hostmaster.news.com.au. 2012082200 3600 1200 86400 1200 from server asia1.akam.net in 161 ms.<br>SOA dns0.news.com.au. hostmaster.news.com.au. 2012082200 3600 1200 86400 1200 from server ns1-50.akam.net in 161 ms.<br><br>shows 8 auth nameservers for careerone.com.au<br><br>and if you use <br><br>dig www.careerone.com.au +short @<any of the 8 auth nameservers> <br><br>you get no answer.<br><br>How does that work? Where does the 8.8.8.8 google public dns server get its answer from?<br><br>Thanks.<br>Marty Meadows<br>Indianapolis, In.<br><br><br> </div></body>
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