[dns-operations] A interesting result to a AAAA query

[Edward Lewis]

At 15:36 +1100 11/17/09, Mark Andrews wrote:
>; <<>> DiG 9.3.6-P1 <<>> toggle.www.ms.akadns.net aaaa +trace
...
>toggle.www.ms.akadns.net. 300	IN	CNAME	g.www.ms.akadns.net.
>g.www.ms.akadns.net.	300	IN	CNAME	lb1.www.ms.akadns.net.
>lb1.www.ms.akadns.net.	300	IN	A	64.4.31.252
>lb1.www.ms.akadns.net.	300	IN	A	207.46.19.190
>lb1.www.ms.akadns.net.	300	IN	A	207.46.19.254
>;; Received 124 bytes from 220.73.220.4#53(asia9.akadns.net) in 400 ms

What is dig doing?  Are you sure it isn't asking for an A record?

If you drop the +trace option and "dig toggle.www.ms.akadns.net aaaa" 
the response is "normal."  No error and an answer section of just two 
CNAME records.

If you ask for A records, you get A records in addition to the CNAME records.

Nothing surprising...
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