Re: TCPconnect to DNS

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 36367
interpreted = N
texte = Then why don't you use [shell]dig domain.com mx[/shell] or some variant like that. WebCat cannot possibly do everything, and it's foolish to try. DNS lookups are not trivial; there can be serious recursion involved and if the site is set up wrong (MX records should always point to A records, not CNAME's)...John PeacockJesse Proudman (Lists Account) wrote: > > > I found some code in my test-archive, should work - basicly. > > 
> > [TCPConnect host=whois.internic.net&port=43]> > [TCPSend]ostry.com[unURL]%0D%0A[/unURL][/TCPSend]> > [/TCPConnect]> >
> > This does a Whois, not a DNS lookup. > > We are trying to get the MX records of a domain via querying a DNS server. > > Jesse Proudman - NineWire Digital Solutions > http://www.ninewire.com <> jesse@ninewire.com > Innovative and Creative Digital Solutions------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: TCPconnect to DNS (Clement Ross 2000)
  2. Re: TCPconnect to DNS (John Peacock 2000)
  3. Re: TCPconnect to DNS (Aaron Lynch 2000)
  4. Re: TCPconnect to DNS (Jesse Proudman (Lists Account) 2000)
  5. Re: TCPconnect to DNS (Peter Ostry 2000)
  6. Re: TCPconnect to DNS (Clement Ross 2000)
  7. TCPconnect to DNS (Aaron Lynch 2000)
Then why don't you use [shell]dig domain.com mx[/shell] or some variant like that. WebCat cannot possibly do everything, and it's foolish to try. DNS lookups are not trivial; there can be serious recursion involved and if the site is set up wrong (MX records should always point to A records, not CNAME's)...John PeacockJesse Proudman (Lists Account) wrote: > > > I found some code in my test-archive, should work - basicly. > > 
> > [TCPConnect host=whois.internic.net&port=43]> > [tcpsend]ostry.com[unurl]%0D%0A[/unURL][/TCPSend]> > [/TCPConnect]> >
> > This does a Whois, not a DNS lookup. > > We are trying to get the MX records of a domain via querying a DNS server. > > Jesse Proudman - NineWire Digital Solutions > http://www.ninewire.com <> jesse@ninewire.com > Innovative and Creative Digital Solutions------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ John Peacock

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