On 8 March 2015 at 13:50, Barry S. Finkel <bsfin...@att.net> wrote: > Using "+trace" with "@8.8.8.8" ignores the "@8.8.8.8", as > that server is never queried when the query starts at the root > and moves down the DNS tree to authorized servers.
Incorrect, specifying @8.8.8.8 means that dig +trace will use 8.8.8.8 to find the root servers and then continue to query the authoritative nameservers directly for any subsequent queries. Steve _______________________________________________ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users