[Pdns-users] not authoritative answer

bert hubert ahu at ds9a.nl
Thu Oct 23 18:09:36 UTC 2003


On Sun, Oct 19, 2003 at 01:27:14AM +0200, Romeo wrote:
> Can anyone explain me this output?
> >> ; <<>> DiG 9.2.1 <<>> onlydocg.it SOA @212.131.193.3
> >> ;; global options:  printcmd
> >> ;; Got answer:
> >> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 8784
> >> ;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
> 
> 
> What's the differenze from AUTHORITY: 0 and AUTHORITY: 2?
> I not that both bind and mydns respond with AUTHORITY: 2 while pdns resond 
> with 0...

Those AUTHORITY records are fluff and not needed, so PowerDNS does not send
them. PowerDNS works in 'short-answers' mode as it is called in bind (or
something like that).


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