dig oddness, or perhaps my lack of understanding?

[Jeremy C. Reed]

On 21 May 2003, Entelin wrote:

> dig @4.2.2.2 dnsnamehere.com MX
>
> its my understanding that it is supposed to query only 4.2.2.2 for this
> answer. I got a reply of 192.168.1.11 the inside address for the mail
> server (i am in their network at this moment). However if I test from
> 4.2.2.2 (or any other dns server) from outside their network I get the
> correct outside address.

They probably have a split DNS setup.

> the dns files do not have the inside address's in them so how could I be
> getting this internal address? it doesn't make any sense.

Your previous paragraph says they do have an inside address for a mail
server. Are you saying that it isn't in their internal DNS though?

   Jeremy C. Reed
   http://bsd.reedmedia.net/