You're right, I'm seeing the same from here: $ dig @a.root-servers.net gov. any ; <<>> DiG 8.1 <<>> @a.root-servers.net gov. any ; (1 server found) ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch ;; got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 10 ;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUERY SECTION: ;; gov, type = ANY, class = IN ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: . 1D IN SOA A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. hostmaster.INTERNIC.NET. ( 1998092000 ; serial 30M ; refresh 15M ; retry 1W ; expiry 1D ) ; minimum ;; Total query time: 603 msec ;; FROM: matjes to SERVER: a.root-servers.net 198.41.0.4 ;; WHEN: Tue Sep 22 07:39:13 1998 ;; MSG SIZE sent: 21 rcvd: 94 -----Original Message----- From: Sean Donelan <SEAN@SDG.DRA.COM> To: nanog@merit.edu <nanog@merit.edu> Date: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 7:36 AM Subject: the GOV top-level domain |Is it just me, or are other people having trouble with the GOV |domain today. | |The a.root-server.net doesn't seem to be returning the NS records |for the GOV domain. I'm not a 'dig' expert, so what am I doing |wrong? | |Here is a normal DIG response for the COM top-level domain | |# dig @198.41.0.4 com. ns |; <<>> DiG 2.2 <<>> @198.41.0.4 com. ns |; (1 server found) |;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch |;; got answer: |;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 10 |;; flags: qr aa rd; Ques: 1, Ans: 11, Auth: 0, Addit: 11 |;; QUESTIONS: |;; com, type = NS, class = IN | |;; ANSWERS: |com. 518400 NS C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. |com. 518400 NS D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. |com. 518400 NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. |com. 518400 NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. |com. 518400 NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. |com. 518400 NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. |com. 518400 NS J.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. |com. 518400 NS K.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. |com. 518400 NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. |com. 518400 NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. |com. 518400 NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. | |;; ADDITIONAL RECORDS: |C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 192.33.4.12 |D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 128.8.10.90 |E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 192.203.230.10 |I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 192.36.148.17 |F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 192.5.5.241 |G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 192.112.36.4 |J.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 518400 A 198.41.0.21 |K.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. 518400 A 195.8.99.11 |A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 198.41.0.4 |H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 128.63.2.53 |B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 3600000 A 128.9.0.107 | |;; Total query time: 261 msec |;; FROM: drgate.dra.com to SERVER: 198.41.0.4 |;; WHEN: Mon Sep 21 18:19:02 1998 |;; MSG SIZE sent: 21 rcvd: 402 | | |Here is a DIG response for the GOV top-level domain, notice |it just returns an SOA record for the a.root-servers.net, no |NS records. | | |# dig @198.41.0.4 gov. ns |; <<>> DiG 2.2 <<>> @198.41.0.4 gov. ns |; (1 server found) |;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch |;; got answer: |;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 10 |;; flags: qr aa rd; Ques: 1, Ans: 0, Auth: 1, Addit: 0 |;; QUESTIONS: |;; gov, type = NS, class = IN | |;; AUTHORITY RECORDS: |. 86400 SOA A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. hostmaster.INTERNIC.NET. ( | 1998092000 ; serial | 1800 ; refresh (30 mins) | 900 ; retry (15 mins) | 604800 ; expire (7 days) | 86400 ) ; minimum (1 day) | |;; Total query time: 269 msec |;; FROM: drgate.dra.com to SERVER: 198.41.0.4 |;; WHEN: Mon Sep 21 18:18:50 1998 |;; MSG SIZE sent: 21 rcvd: 94 | | | |Here is a DIG response for a non-existant top-level domain, |same type of response as for the GOV domain. | |# dig @198.41.0.4 kasdgkasdgk. ns |; <<>> DiG 2.2 <<>> @198.41.0.4 kasdgkasdgk. ns |; (1 server found) |;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch |;; got answer: |;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 10 |;; flags: qr aa rd; Ques: 1, Ans: 0, Auth: 1, Addit: 0 |;; QUESTIONS: |;; kasdgkasdgk, type = NS, class = IN | |;; AUTHORITY RECORDS: |. 86400 SOA A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. hostmaster.INTERNIC.NET. ( | 1998092000 ; serial | 1800 ; refresh (30 mins) | 900 ; retry (15 mins) | 604800 ; expire (7 days) | 86400 ) ; minimum (1 day) | |;; Total query time: 273 msec |;; FROM: drgate.dra.com to SERVER: 198.41.0.4 |;; WHEN: Mon Sep 21 18:23:23 1998 |;; MSG SIZE sent: 29 rcvd: 102 | | |-- |Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO | Affiliation given for identification not representation |