[dns-operations] Uptick in number of domains losing delegation recently

Tue Apr 22 20:20:09 UTC 2014

On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 12:24 PM, Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortzmeyer at nic.fr> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 12:01:39PM -0700,
>  Todd Lyons <tlyons at ivenue.com> wrote
>  a message of 31 lines which said:
>
>> the expiration date is still a ways off, and whois is delegated to
>> the correct DNS.  But when we do a dig +trace for that domain, the
>> GTLD servers don't return any NS glue.
>
> Do they return NXDOMAIN or something else? Frankly, you do not provide
> enough hard details. The actual output of whois and dig +trace or one
> of these domains would help. There can be many reasons for this sort
> of behaviour (Andrew Sullivan's hypothesis seems very probable).
>

I think Andrew made a good educated guess.  The domain that is
currently exhibiting this behavior does have clientHold set.  So now
it's up to the client to figure out why their domain got set with
clientHold.  Here's the domain info:

[todd at tlyons ~]$ whois aerosolscience.com

Whois Server Version 2.0

Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.

   Domain Name: AEROSOLSCIENCE.COM
   Registrar: TUCOWS DOMAINS INC.
   Whois Server: whois.tucows.com
   Referral URL: http://domainhelp.opensrs.net
   Name Server: NS1.IVENUE.COM
   Name Server: NS2.IVENUE.COM
   Status: clientDeleteProhibited
   Status: clientHold
   Status: clientTransferProhibited
   Status: clientUpdateProhibited
   Updated Date: 19-apr-2014
   Creation Date: 03-aug-2004
   Expiration Date: 03-aug-2014

>>> Last update of whois database: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 20:16:22 UTC <<<

NOTICE: The expiration date displayed in this record is the date the
registrar's sponsorship of the domain name registration in the registry is
currently set to expire. This date does not necessarily reflect the expiration
date of the domain name registrant's agreement with the sponsoring
registrar.  Users may consult the sponsoring registrar's Whois database to
view the registrar's reported date of expiration for this registration.

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Services' ("VeriSign") Whois database is provided by VeriSign for
information purposes only, and to assist persons in obtaining information
about or related to a domain name registration record. VeriSign does not
guarantee its accuracy. By submitting a Whois query, you agree to abide
by the following terms of use: You agree that you may use this Data only
for lawful purposes and that under no circumstances will you use this Data
to: (1) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission of mass
unsolicited, commercial advertising or solicitations via e-mail, telephone,
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The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .EDU domains and
Registrars.
Domain Name: AEROSOLSCIENCE.COM
Registry Domain ID: 126329129_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.tucows.com
Registrar URL: http://tucowsdomains.com
Updated Date: 2014-04-03 03:38:31
Creation Date: 2004-08-03 15:15:53
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2014-08-03 15:15:53
Registrar: TUCOWS, INC.
Registrar IANA ID: 69
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: domainabuse at tucows.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.4165350123
Reseller: Netfirms
Reseller: support at netfirms.com
Reseller: +1.866-317-4678
Reseller: http://netfirms.com
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Domain Status: clientHold
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: Werner Bergman
Registrant Organization: Aerosol Science
Registrant Street: 6260 Stoneridge Mall Rd. A213
Registrant City: Pleasanton
Registrant State/Province: CA
Registrant Postal Code: 94588
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Phone: 9254696922
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax:
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: wernerbergman at comcast.net
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: Werner Bergman
Admin Organization: Aerosol Science
Admin Street: 6260 Stoneridge Mall Rd. A213
Admin City: Pleasanton
Admin State/Province: CA
Admin Postal Code: 94588
Admin Country: US
Admin Phone: 9254696922
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax:
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: wernerbergman at comcast.net
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: Domains Manager
Tech Organization: Netfirms, Inc.
Tech Street: 5160 Yonge St
Tech City: Toronto
Tech State/Province: ON
Tech Postal Code: M2N6L9
Tech Country: CA
Tech Phone: +1.4166612100
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax: +1.4166610700
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: support at netfirms.com
Name Server: NS1.IVENUE.COM
Name Server: NS2.IVENUE.COM
DNSSEC: Unsigned
URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: http://wdprs.internic.net/
>>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2014-04-03 03:38:31 <<<

Registration Service Provider:
    Netfirms, support at netfirms.com
    +1.866-317-4678
    +1.781-998-8586 (fax)
    http://netfirms.com
    This company may be contacted for domain login/passwords,
    DNS/Nameserver changes, and general domain support questions.

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NOTE: THE WHOIS DATABASE IS A CONTACT DATABASE ONLY.  LACK OF A DOMAIN
RECORD DOES NOT SIGNIFY DOMAIN AVAILABILITY.

[todd at tlyons ~]$ dig +trace aerosolscience.com

; <<>> DiG 9.8.1-P1 <<>> +trace aerosolscience.com
;; global options: +cmd
.            157142    IN    NS    e.root-servers.net.
.            157142    IN    NS    f.root-servers.net.
.            157142    IN    NS    g.root-servers.net.
.            157142    IN    NS    h.root-servers.net.
.            157142    IN    NS    i.root-servers.net.
.            157142    IN    NS    j.root-servers.net.
.            157142    IN    NS    k.root-servers.net.
.            157142    IN    NS    l.root-servers.net.
.            157142    IN    NS    m.root-servers.net.
.            157142    IN    NS    a.root-servers.net.
.            157142    IN    NS    b.root-servers.net.
.            157142    IN    NS    c.root-servers.net.
.            157142    IN    NS    d.root-servers.net.
;; Received 512 bytes from 192.168.100.10#53(192.168.100.10) in 19 ms

com.            172800    IN    NS    k.gtld-servers.net.
com.            172800    IN    NS    f.gtld-servers.net.
com.            172800    IN    NS    j.gtld-servers.net.
com.            172800    IN    NS    b.gtld-servers.net.
com.            172800    IN    NS    a.gtld-servers.net.
com.            172800    IN    NS    m.gtld-servers.net.
com.            172800    IN    NS    g.gtld-servers.net.
com.            172800    IN    NS    i.gtld-servers.net.
com.            172800    IN    NS    c.gtld-servers.net.
com.            172800    IN    NS    e.gtld-servers.net.
com.            172800    IN    NS    h.gtld-servers.net.
com.            172800    IN    NS    l.gtld-servers.net.
com.            172800    IN    NS    d.gtld-servers.net.
;; Received 496 bytes from 2001:dc3::35#53(2001:dc3::35) in 555 ms

com.            900    IN    SOA    a.gtld-servers.net.
nstld.verisign-grs.com. 1398197799 1800 900 604800 86400
;; Received 112 bytes from 192.43.172.30#53(192.43.172.30) in 150 ms

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