sad_aol_dns.txt

CNAME responses to questions for NS? Not so good. ;(

    $ dig open.mapquestapi.com ns @dns-01.ns.aol.com.

    ; <<>> DiG 9.8.4-rpz2+rl005.12-P1 <<>> open.mapquestapi.com ns @dns-01.ns.aol.com.
    ;; global options: +cmd
    ;; Got answer:
    ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 27945
    ;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 4, ADDITIONAL: 4
    ;; WARNING: recursion requested but not available

    ;; QUESTION SECTION:
    ;open.mapquestapi.com.          IN      NS

    ;; ANSWER SECTION:
    open.mapquestapi.com.   3600    IN      CNAME   mq-openmqapi.egslb.aol.com.

    ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
    egslb.aol.com.          3600    IN      NS      nsm-mtc-gslb.lb.aol.com.
    egslb.aol.com.          3600    IN      NS      nsm-frr-gslb.lb.aol.com.
    egslb.aol.com.          3600    IN      NS      nsm-ntc-gslb.lb.aol.com.
    egslb.aol.com.          3600    IN      NS      nsm-dtc-gslb.lb.aol.com.

Oh, I see, all questions get CNAME responses..

    $ dig open.mapquestapi.com AAAA @dns-01.ns.aol.com.

    ; <<>> DiG 9.8.4-rpz2+rl005.12-P1 <<>> open.mapquestapi.com AAAA @dns-01.ns.aol.com.
    ;; global options: +cmd
    ;; Got answer:
    ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 51841
    ;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 4, ADDITIONAL: 4
    ;; WARNING: recursion requested but not available

    ;; QUESTION SECTION:
    ;open.mapquestapi.com.          IN      AAAA

    ;; ANSWER SECTION:
    open.mapquestapi.com.   3600    IN      CNAME   mq-openmqapi.egslb.aol.com.

    ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
    egslb.aol.com.          3600    IN      NS      nsm-dtc-gslb.lb.aol.com.
    egslb.aol.com.          3600    IN      NS      nsm-mtc-gslb.lb.aol.com.
    egslb.aol.com.          3600    IN      NS      nsm-ntc-gslb.lb.aol.com.
    egslb.aol.com.          3600    IN      NS      nsm-frr-gslb.lb.aol.com.

    ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
    nsm-dtc-gslb.lb.aol.com. 3600   IN      A       205.188.14.33
    nsm-frr-gslb.lb.aol.com. 3600   IN      A       195.93.80.147
    nsm-mtc-gslb.lb.aol.com. 3600   IN      A       64.12.20.19
    nsm-ntc-gslb.lb.aol.com. 3600   IN      A       207.200.64.40

    ;; Query time: 74 msec
    ;; SERVER: 64.12.51.132#53(64.12.51.132)
    ;; WHEN: Thu Mar 27 08:45:16 2014
    ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 250


LAME server alert. No Authority response, and no answers ;( ;( ;(


    $ dig mq-openmqapi.egslb.aol.com. AAAA @nsm-ntc-gslb.lb.aol.com.

    ; <<>> DiG 9.8.4-rpz2+rl005.12-P1 <<>> mq-openmqapi.egslb.aol.com. AAAA @nsm-ntc-gslb.lb.aol.com.
    ;; global options: +cmd
    ;; Got answer:
    ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 1574
    ;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
    ;; WARNING: recursion requested but not available

    ;; QUESTION SECTION:
    ;mq-openmqapi.egslb.aol.com.    IN      AAAA

    ;; Query time: 12 msec
    ;; SERVER: 207.200.64.40#53(207.200.64.40)
    ;; WHEN: Thu Mar 27 08:45:22 2014
    ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 44