[NTLUG:Discuss] Mail server not propagating?

[Bug Hunter]

  the first nameserver is the nameserver that a Whois produces when you do
"whois domainname.com"  That is your master name server, and entries in it
will govern the rest.

On Fri, 12 Jul 2002, m m wrote:

> >From: Bug Hunter <bughuntr at one.ctelcom.net>
> >Reply-To: discuss at ntlug.org
> >To: discuss at ntlug.org
> >Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Mail server not propagating?
> >Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 14:58:24 -0500 (CDT)
> >
> >
> >   the first name server in the list is the master name server
> >   the second name server in the list is the secondary name server
> >   the third """" tertiary
> >   the fourth """" quatentary  (sp?)
> 
> domain aaaexample.com
> nameserver ns.nameserver_A.com (in TX)
> nameserver ns.nameserver_B.com (in NY)
> nameserver ns.nameserver_C.com (some where in the world)
> 
> nameserver ns.nameserver_A.com have SOA record of aaaexample.com like this:
> ns ns.nameservera_A.com
> ns ns.nameservera_B.com
> ns ns.nameservera_C.com
> 
> nameserver ns.nameserver_B.com have SOA record of aaaexample.com like this:
> ns ns.nameservera_B.com
> ns ns.nameservera_C.com
> ns ns.nameservera_A.com
> 
> nameserver ns.nameserver_C.com have SOA record of aaaexample.com like this:
> ns ns.nameservera_C.com
> ns ns.nameservera_A.com
> ns ns.nameservera_B.com
> 
> which nameserver is the master server of aaaexample.com?
> 
> if we can have only one master name server, then this domain will have 
> problem to be "seen"?!
> 
> >
> >   basically, yes.  However, no book that I know of says this.  I found out
> >word of mouth.  I've read O'Reilly's bind book.
> 
> This is why I came here to ask. Cannot get answers from any books and 
> existng googles site.
> 
> >
> >   Whereas, the MX records have a rating (10, 20, 100, etc). Go figure.
> >
> >bug
> >
> >