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Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 23:48:30 -0600
From: Steve Price <sprice@hiwaay.net>
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Subject: dig(1) Q
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I'm utterly confused at the output I've been getting from dig(1).
Can anyone out there explain why the first time I run dig I get
one answer and yet seconds later I get another?

Thanks.

steve@bonsai(~)$ dig dogbark.com

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> dogbark.com 
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 62188
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 3
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;      dogbark.com, type = A, class = IN

;; ANSWER SECTION:
dogbark.com.            10M IN A        207.234.88.178

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
dogbark.com.            10M IN NS       bichon.dogbark.com.
dogbark.com.            10M IN NS       spitz.dogbark.com.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
bichon.dogbark.com.     10M IN A        207.234.88.178
bichon.dogbark.com.     10M IN A        216.183.105.106
spitz.dogbark.com.      10M IN A        207.234.88.179

;; Total query time: 57 msec
;; FROM: bonsai.knology.net to SERVER: default -- 127.0.0.1
;; WHEN: Sun Jan 14 23:40:24 2001
;; MSG SIZE  sent: 29  rcvd: 134

steve@bonsai(~)$ dig dogbark.com

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> dogbark.com 
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 33026
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;      dogbark.com, type = A, class = IN

;; ANSWER SECTION:
dogbark.com.            9m56s IN A      207.234.88.178

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
dogbark.com.            9m56s IN NS     bichon.dogbark.com.
dogbark.com.            9m56s IN NS     spitz.dogbark.com.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
bichon.dogbark.com.     1d14h50m59s IN A  207.234.88.178
spitz.dogbark.com.      1d4h7m48s IN A  207.234.88.179

;; Total query time: 1 msec
;; FROM: bonsai.knology.net to SERVER: default -- 127.0.0.1
;; WHEN: Sun Jan 14 23:40:28 2001
;; MSG SIZE  sent: 29  rcvd: 118



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