I was running into the exact same problem that Saurav described, but I really needed to find a solution that did not require anything other than Route 53 and S3. I created a how-to guide for my blog detailing what I did. Here is what I came up with. Objective Using only the tools available … Read more
The short answer is that it’s usually not possible, unless you control the domain. Option 1: ANY query When you query for ANY, you will get a list of all records at that level but not below. # try this dig google.com any This may return A records, TXT records, NS records, MX records, etc … Read more
Most answers given here are false. It is perfectly legal to have an underscore in a domain name. Let me quote the standard, RFC 2181, section 11, “Name syntax”: The DNS itself places only one restriction on the particular labels that can be used to identify resource records. That one restriction relates to the length … Read more
The hint (using axfr) only works if the NS you’re querying (ns1.foo.example in your example) is configured to allow AXFR requests from the IP you’re using; this is unlikely, unless your IP is configured as a secondary for the domain in question. Basically, there’s no easy way to do it if you’re not allowed to … Read more
You’ll want the SOA (Start of Authority) record for a given domain name, and this is how you accomplish it using the universally available nslookup command line tool: command line> nslookup > set querytype=soa > stackoverflow.com Server: 217.30.180.230 Address: 217.30.180.230#53 Non-authoritative answer: stackoverflow.com origin = ns51.domaincontrol.com # (“primary name server” on Windows) mail addr = … Read more