resolving issue

[ronnie gauthier]

On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 15:41:37 -0400 (EDT) - Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org>
wrote the following
Re: Re: resolving issue

>On Thu, 10 Jul 2003, ronnie gauthier wrote:
>> I'm trying to help a friend out on his web hoster.
>>
>> A domain is pointed from a registar to a hosting agents DNS servers, the DNS
>> servers are correct, I checked.
>> The host claims to have the proper entries in their DNS server.
>>
>> If I set the nslookup server to the hosts main DNS server then query the
>domain> name in question, I should get returned the IP from the hosters DNS, no
>matter> if the registar DNS has fully propagated or not. In other words, if the
>hoster> has DNS records correct I should never receive the following from
>nslookup>
>> > www.surprisewinner.com
>> Server:         ns1.skylap.com
>> Address:        207.44.216.141#53
>>
>> ** server can't find www.surprisewinner.com: SERVFAIL
>
>No, that error means that ns1.skylap.com isn't serving DNS information.
>Either its not a DNS server, or its broken.  www.surprisewinner.com also
>doesn't appear to be a valid domain, however.
>
>-- 
>
The server is returning the info.
: SERVFAIL means it cant find the domian
: NXDOMAIN means there is no domain

Upon query the ns1.skylap.com server returns correctly for other domains I know
are valid. Just not for a domain they host and claim is setup and working.

Thanks
Ronnie