Re: NXDomain Server Logs

> Dear Mark and List,
> 
> May 27 21:56:28 server01 named[268]: done dumping nameserver stats
> May 27 21:56:37 server01 named[268]: sysquery: findns error (NXDOMAIN) 
> on server01.alcdesigns.biz?
> May 27 21:56:37 server01 last message repeated 2 times
> May 27 21:57:28 server01 named[268]: dumping nameserver stats
> May 27 21:57:28 server01 named[268]: done dumping nameserver stats
> 
> I have been receiving these logs and consulting pag 192 of the book 
> "DNS and Bind" says:
> 
> "This is the number of queries the name server handled that resulted in 
> responses saying that the domain name the querier specified didn't 
> exit."
> 
> In my view, I see that, alcdesigns.biz is a legal domain and do exit.
> server01.alcdesigns.biz also exits and it is a sub-domain of the domain 
> alcdesigns.biz.
> My point is not what the book tell me what it is, my point is how do I 
> fix this? Is there a fix?
> What should I do?
> 
> Looking at my Mail server logs I am also found some controversies:
> 
> May 27 2003 13:17:49  Finished starting other server processes ...
May 27 2003 13:17:49    -- Mail Server sucessfully started --
> May 27 2003 13:17:49  Adding IP address "67.113.9.57" to allowed relay 
> list.
> May 27 2003 13:17:49  Adding IP address "127.0.0.1" to allowed relay 
> list.
> May 27 2003 13:17:49  Adding host "mail.alcdesigns.biz" (67.113.9.57) to 
> allowed relay list.
> May 27 2003 13:17:49  Adding IP address "192.168.1.2" to allowed relay 
> list.
> May 27 2003 13:17:49  Adding host "server01.alcdesigns.biz" 
> (192.168.1.2) to allowed relay list.
> May 27 2003 13:55:12  Resolver: HOST_NOT_FOUND.
> May 27 2003 13:55:12  GetMXRecord for server01.alcdesigns.biz failed.
> May 27 2003 13:55:12  Resolver: HOST_NOT_FOUND.
> May 27 2003 13:55:12  GetMXRecord for server01.alcdesigns.biz failed.
> May 27 2003 19:05:50  Resolver: HOST_NOT_FOUND.
> May 27 2003 19:05:50  GetMXRecord for server01.alcdesigns.biz failed.
> 

        server01.alcdesigns.biz clearly does NOT exist.

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> server01.alcdesigns.biz 
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 2
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;      server01.alcdesigns.biz, type = A, class = IN

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
alcdesigns.biz.         1h55m59s IN SOA  ns1.pbi.net. postmaster.pbi.net. (
                                        200211200       ; serial
                                        1H              ; refresh
                                        15M             ; retry
                                        1W              ; expiry
                                        2H )            ; minimum


;; Total query time: 0 msec
;; FROM: drugs.dv.isc.org to SERVER: default -- 127.0.0.1
;; WHEN: Wed May 28 16:39:11 2003
;; MSG SIZE  sent: 41  rcvd: 99

> Thank You!
> Eduardo
> --
> Eduardo Bonsi
> beartcom@xxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
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