Re: AXFR root zone

2014-09-28 Thread Ronald F. Guilmette
In message <54289195.2070...@ripe.net>, Anand Buddhdev wrote: >If you wanted your script to be robust, then you would program it with >the names of all 13 root name servers, and have it try the zone >transfers from a random server each time, and trying another one in case >of failure. Yes, act

Re: AXFR root zone

2014-09-28 Thread Anand Buddhdev
On 28/09/2014 23:59, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: Hi Ronald, > Wow! I am delighted that I've been able to get an answer to my > question direct "from the horse's mouth" as we say... and on a > Sunday even! So, um, THANK YOU for that. You're welcome :) > It appears to me that the "a" root server

Re: AXFR root zone

2014-09-28 Thread Ronald F. Guilmette
In message <54288592.6030...@staticsafe.ca>, staticsafe wrote: >I suggest using: >xfr.lax.dns.icann.org >xfr.cjr.dns.icann.org > >As mentioned on http://www.dns.icann.org/services/axfr/. Oh! Excellent! This is *exactly* what I needed! Thanks ever so much. Regards, rfg

Re: AXFR root zone

2014-09-28 Thread Jaap Akkerhuis
> > I ask because I have indeed written a script which I will be running > on the order of once per day, and which needs to be able to suck > down a copy of the root zone. May I rely on this continuing to some of the root-servers allow an axfr, but you are probably better off looking at

Re: AXFR root zone

2014-09-28 Thread staticsafe
On 9/28/2014 17:59, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: > > I ask because I have indeed written a script which I will be running > on the order of once per day, and which needs to be able to suck > down a copy of the root zone. May I rely on this continuing to > work for the forseeable future if I hardcod

Re: AXFR root zone

2014-09-28 Thread Ronald F. Guilmette
In message <54287c3f.60...@ripe.net>, Anand Buddhdev wrote: >... Unlike other query types, an AXFR is not recursively >looked up by a resolver. Ah! Ok. That certainly explains the failure then. Thank you for enlightening me! >> P.S. Strangely, this rather different query _does_ work: >>

Re: AXFR root zone

2014-09-28 Thread Anand Buddhdev
On 28/09/2014 22:41, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: Hi Ronald, > Is it possible to use dig to AXFR the root zone? I mean without having Yes, it is. > any special foreknowledge of which specific root zone servers will and > will not accept the AXFR request? If so, how would I do that, exactly? >