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<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Hi.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2>we're having a
problem involving delegations. On our DNS (Win2K running a compiled
version of PDNS 2.9.10, backed of SQL Server) we have a NS record that points to
an A record, and the A record points to another DNS server. Now, on the
other dns server, we have a domain with the same name as the "NS" name in the
prior DNS server with a "blank" record name. Here's a (censored for job
security) example of what I'm trying to say:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial
size=2>------</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial
size=2>DNS_SERVER_1</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2>//records table for
'domain.com' domain</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial
size=2>[name]
[type] [content]
[ttl]
[prio]
[change_date]</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial
size=2>host.sub.domain.com A
123.456.789.0
3600 0 2003102011</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial
size=2>sub.domain.com
NS host.sub.domain.com 3600
0 2003101616</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2>DNS SERVER
2</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2>//Domains
table</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial
size=2>[name]
[master] [last_check]
[type]
[notified_serial] [account]</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial
size=2>sub.domain.com null null
NATIVE
null
null</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003>//records table</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial
size=2>[name]
[type] [content]
[ttl]
[prio]
[change_date]</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003>sub.domain.com
A
111.222.333.444
3600 0
2003101615</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial
size=2>------</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003>If we hit query directly against DNS_SERVER_1 for the
NS, it resolves fine:</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial
size=2>------</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003>Default Server:
DEFAULT_SERVER<BR>Address:
192.168.0.10</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003>> server
DNS_SERVER_1<BR>Default Server: DNS_SERVER_1<BR>Address:
555.555.555.5</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003>> set type=ns<BR>>
sub.domain.com<BR>Server: DNS_SERVER_1<BR>Address:
555.555.555.5</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003>Non-authoritative
answer:<BR>sub.domain.com nameserver =
host.sub.domain.com</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003>host.sub.domain.com
internet address = 123.456.789.0</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial
size=2>------</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003>However, if we try and
do the same query against DEFAULT_SERVER (like a Shaw Cable server, or whatever
your ISP's default server is), it fails with the message "Can't find
sub.domain.com domain. Non-existant
domain."</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003>Is this a transfer
issue? It's been like this for a few days now... nothing seems to be
working... Can anybody give me any help from this censored example, or is more
info required? I apologise if this email was confusing in any ways, I'm
trying to do my best under the cirumstances.
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003><SPAN
class=954044822-21102003><SPAN class=954044822-21102003>Any help, any help at
all, is incredibly
appreciated.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P><FONT size=2>- Ryan Baldwin</FONT></P></BODY></HTML>