Tag Archives: dns

GoDaddy – mixed-case DNS WTFery.

Posted on February 24, 2012 by mibus

A friend passed me a bounce of mail to my domain; DNS-related it said. Dutifully, I checked the record: $ dig @ns43.domaincontrol.com mibus.org mx ; DiG 9.7.3 @ns43.domaincontrol.com mibus.org mx ; (2 servers found) ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got … Continue reading →

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Linux.Conf.Au – IPv6 & automatic reverse DNS mappings

Posted on January 17, 2012 by mibus

Today is the day for my IPv6/Automatic reverse DNS mappings presentation at LCA2012. Get the custom pymds fork here; it’ll be merged upstream shortly-ish.

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Linux.Conf.Au – +1!

Posted on September 9, 2011 by mibus

Just got this email…: We’re pleased to announce that your proposal(s) has/have been ACCEPTED for LCA2012. <SNIP> — IPv6 Dynamic Reverse Mapping – the magic, misery and mayhem — So – wow! I’ll see you there :)

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How not to screw up DNS

Posted on January 4, 2011 by mibus

DNS is a wonderful distributed system, with plenty of safeguards and fallbacks to ensure continuous operation. But still, screwups happen. Here’s some tips on what to do to try to ensure you aren’t caught out in the cold. Tip 1: … Continue reading →

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