listserv.traffic at sloop.net wrote: >> What happens if you change your resolv.conf to google's dns ? >> > I haven't tried this, but from reports, spamhaus.org blocks google's dns. [The > traffic limits are too high. If they didn't, no one would buy a > commercial zone transfer license...] > > So, while it's not likely to fix this problem, even if it were, it > seems like your "solution" to the broken DNS server is to use > someone else's DNS server. > > So, yeah, I could drive the neighbor's car when mine doesn't work. > But that doesn't fix my car. > > I'm interested in fixing mine, or at least understanding how and why it's broken. > > Thanks for your time and thoughts though. I think the point was to test using a different DNS in order to verify that the problem is with your DNS server before you spend a lot of time on it. Unfortunately, this is not going to work in your case for the stated reasons. -- Bowie