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From: "ElectroMech :- Vibrant GNU/Linux User Group" <nileshj.vagh...@gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 00:15:56 -0700 (PDT)

Local: Mon, May 19 2008 3:15 am

Subject: Re: dig command

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By default dig will not give you information of MX record.

You need to specify in query as you did.

dig -t mx yourdomain.com

Remember MX blongs to domain not host.

On May 17, 1:20 pm, ayush <ayush1...@gmail.com> wrote:

> hello frends.

> When i dig to my own serverwww.dharanetworks.com.. it replies under

> ;; global options: printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 9599
> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 4, ADDITIONAL: 12

> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;www.dharanetworks.com. IN A

> ;; ANSWER SECTION:www.dharanetworks.com. 15987 IN A 61.11.35.136

> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> dharanetworks.com. 137787 IN NS
> swf284531.earth.orderbox-dns.com.
> dharanetworks.com. 137787 IN NS
> swf284531.venus.orderbox-dns.com.
> dharanetworks.com. 137787 IN NS
> swf284531.mercury.orderbox-dns.com.
> dharanetworks.com. 137787 IN NS
> swf284531.mars.orderbox-dns.com.

> ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> swf284531.mars.orderbox-dns.com. 93284 IN A 66.249.5.25
> swf284531.mars.orderbox-dns.com. 93284 IN A 66.249.5.105
> swf284531.mars.orderbox-dns.com. 93284 IN A 66.249.5.122
> swf284531.earth.orderbox-dns.com. 93284 IN A 67.15.253.252
> swf284531.earth.orderbox-dns.com. 93284 IN A 67.15.47.188
> swf284531.earth.orderbox-dns.com. 93284 IN A 67.15.253.219
> swf284531.venus.orderbox-dns.com. 93284 IN A 74.54.56.236
> swf284531.venus.orderbox-dns.com. 93284 IN A 74.54.56.227
> swf284531.venus.orderbox-dns.com. 93284 IN A 74.54.56.231
> swf284531.mercury.orderbox-dns.com. 93284 IN A 67.15.47.189
> swf284531.mercury.orderbox-dns.com. 93284 IN A 67.15.253.220
> swf284531.mercury.orderbox-dns.com. 93284 IN A 67.15.253.251

> ;; Query time: 48 msec
> ;; SERVER: 203.197.12.30#53(203.197.12.30)
> ;; WHEN: Sat May 17 13:45:54 2008
> ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 381

> Please somebody describe above information? Is there any
> missconfiguration on that cause no mx record specified.

> when i digwww.dharanetworks.commx
> it replies.

> ;; ANSWER SECTION:www.dharanetworks.com. 15921 IN CNAME dharanetworks.com.
> dharanetworks.com. 137711 IN MX 0 dharanetworks.com.
> dharanetworks.com. 137711 IN MX 0
> mail.dharanetworks.com.

> there is two mx record specify..

> please help about this..

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