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.NL Domain Name Checks
Posted by simonw on Tue 5 May 2009 at 09:11
Domain registrations rejected for:
Error: the MNAME in SOA says "domain.server." is the primary name server.
The MNAME field in the SOA record (first parameter) lists a different
primary name server from the one specified for this check. RFC1035
section 3.3.13
After some pondering, this error is because they assume the first listed name server is the name server that should occurs in the MNAME field of the SOA record.
i.e. They arbitrarily apply some ordering criteria to the name servers.
From my understanding of the DNS RFCs and common practices, looking at the MNAME record in the domain is not something registries should ever concern themselves with. Whilst somethings in Domain Name registration processes are confused, or have evolved in weird ways, this is the first criteria which potentially has adverse impact as well as being completely pointless.
http://www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,728,5886,,,,Nameserver_check.html
Error: the MNAME in SOA says "domain.server." is the primary name server.
The MNAME field in the SOA record (first parameter) lists a different
primary name server from the one specified for this check. RFC1035
section 3.3.13
After some pondering, this error is because they assume the first listed name server is the name server that should occurs in the MNAME field of the SOA record.
i.e. They arbitrarily apply some ordering criteria to the name servers.
From my understanding of the DNS RFCs and common practices, looking at the MNAME record in the domain is not something registries should ever concern themselves with. Whilst somethings in Domain Name registration processes are confused, or have evolved in weird ways, this is the first criteria which potentially has adverse impact as well as being completely pointless.
http://www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,728,5886,,,,Nameserver_check.html