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From: mallard@arc.ab.ca (Derek Mallard)
Subject: DNS not working for ftp?
Message-ID: <1991May23.215801.25117@arc.ab.ca>
Keywords: name server, ftp
Sender: mallard@arc.ab.ca (Derek Mallard)
Organization: Alberta Research Council
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 23 May 91 21:58:01 GMT

Looks like this is the right group for this, let me know if not.

We have recently assumed authority for our domain, arc.ab.ca and *.arc.ab.ca.
I had thought that doing so would have allowed us to ftp to sites that
had in the past refused us access since we were not recognized.
Unfortunately it made no difference that I can see. ;-(
One site that still refuses us is atari.archive.umich.edu.
Can any body suggest what might be the problem?

Here are the entries in our named host file on arcsun. 
Followed by the entry for us at relay.cdnnet.ca since they 
are the people advertising the NS record for us.

---------------------------------------------------------------
;	ARC.AB.CA sub-domain hosts
;
@		IN	SOA	arcsun.arc.ab.ca.	mallard.arc.ab.ca. (
				9105161		; rev level
				21600		; refresh time - 6 hr
				3600		; retry - 60 min
				604800		; expire - 1 wk
				43200 )		; minimum - 12 hr
		IN	NS	arcsun.arc.ab.ca.
		IN	NS	eureka.arc.ab.ca.

; mail exchanger
; RELAY.CDNNET.CA WILL CONTINUE HANDLING OUR MAIL
arc.ab.ca.	IN	MX	30	relay.cdnnet.ca.
*.arc.ab.ca.	IN	MX	30	relay.cdnnet.ca.
;
arcsun		IN	A	128.144.1.3		; Sun 3/180
arcsun		IN	MX	30	relay.cdnnet.ca.
;
eureka		IN	A	128.144.50.22		; Sparcstation 1
eureka		IN	MX	30	relay.cdnnet.ca.
;
---------------------------------------------------------------
Now the entries for us at relay.cdnnet.ca

; Alberta Research Council
;arc.ab			IN	MX	10	relay.cdnnet.ca.
;*.arc.ab		IN	MX	10	relay.cdnnet.ca.
arc.ab			IN	NS	arcsun.arc.ab.ca.
arc.ab			IN	NS	eureka.arc.ab.ca.
arcsun.arc.ab		IN	A	128.144.1.3
eureka.arc.ab		IN	A	128.144.50.22
---------------------------------------------------------------

Thanks ahead for any help forthcoming.

Derek Mallard
mallard@arc.ab.ca
Contracted to Alberta Research Council
