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On Tue, Mar 16, 2004 at 04:59:28PM +0100, Nora Etukudo wrote:
> Asking for MX and TXT works:
> 
> # host -t TXT ftp.perl.org
> ftp.perl.org is an alias for ftp.cpan.ddns.develooper.com.
> ftp.cpan.ddns.develooper.com text "serviced by cpan.noris.de."
> 
> # host -t MX ftp.perl.org
> ftp.perl.org is an alias for ftp.cpan.ddns.develooper.com.
> ftp.cpan.ddns.develooper.com mail is handled by 10 miette.develooper.com.
> ftp.cpan.ddns.develooper.com mail is handled by 11 relaybackup.netcetera.dk.

You're right - I'd tried AAAA, SOA, NS and HINFO.

	David.